Tenuto Definition

tā-no͝otō
tenuto
adjective
Held for the full value: usually indicated by a short line over the note or chord.
Webster's New World
(music) Describing a passage having this mark.
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noun
A note or chord to be played tenuto.
Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary
(music) A passage having this mark.
Wiktionary
adverb

(music) In a sustained manner.

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Other Word Forms of Tenuto

Noun

Singular:
tenuto
Plural:
tenutos

Origin of Tenuto

  • Italian from past participle of tenere to hold from Latin tenēre ten- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian

    From Wiktionary

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