sostenuto

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adverb

played in a sustained manner beyond the note's normal value

OriginItalian sostenuto →
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Meanings

adverbsostenuto (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentplayed in a sustained manner beyond the note's normal value
nounsostenuto (plural sostenutos or sostenuti)

plural sostenutos · plural sostenuti

  1. A note or passage marked to be sustained

Origin

  1. Italiansostenuto
  2. Italiansostenuto
  3. Englishsostenuto

Borrowed from Italian sostenuto.

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Anagrams

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APA

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Chicago

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