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slur(Noun) A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation. slur(Noun) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes. slur(Noun) A trick or deception. slur(Noun) In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.
In piano music you may see a slur, actually a phrase mark, that extends over several measures of common time - too much for one bow or one breath. Actually I think phrase marks are sometimes a little fussy; a musician should be able to find phrases without being guided to them.