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- Italian · borrowed frombasso continuo
- English todaybasso continuo
Borrowed from Italian basso continuo (literally “continuous bass”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
basso continuo
Today it means: The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc. Full definition →
Italian basso continuo