Continuo Definition
kən-tĭnyo͝o-ō
continuos
noun
continuos
An independent bassline, usually realized on a keyboard instrument, in which numerals written underneath the notes indicate the kinds of harmony to be played.
American Heritage
A continuous bass accompaniment, indicated by a shorthand method in notation, and played as on a harpsichord or organ, esp. in baroque music.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
continuo
Plural:
continuosOrigin of Continuo
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Italian from Latin continuus continuous continue
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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