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continuo definition

con·tinuo (kən tin′yo̵̅o̅ ō′)

noun

a continuous bass accompaniment, indicated by a shorthand method in notation, and played as on a harpsichord or organ, esp. in baroque music

Etymology: It, orig., continuous < L continuus: see continue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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