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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
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