tenuto

T1E1N1U1T1O1

noun

A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time

OriginItalian tenuto →
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Meanings

nountenuto (plural tenutos or tenuti)

plural tenutos · plural tenuti

  1. entertainmentA tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
  2. entertainmentA passage having this mark
adverbtenuto (comparative more tenuto, superlative most tenuto)

comparative more tenuto · superlative most tenuto

  1. entertainmentIn a sustained manner
adjectivetenuto (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentHaving this tempo mark.

Origin

  1. Italiantenuto
  2. Italiantenuto
  3. Englishtenuto

Borrowed from Italian tenuto.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Teuton
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APA

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MLA

“tenuto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenuto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenuto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenuto.

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