CONTINUO

Etymology

Noun

continuo (plural continuos)

(music) The bass line of music, especially for a keyboard instrument, that continues throughout a work; basso continuo.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*ti"nu*o ( or , n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)

Definition: Basso continuo, or continued bass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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