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Topic: MUSIC

Date: 1700-1800
Language: Italian
Origin: continuo 'continuous', from Latin continuus; CONTINUOUS

continuo

 noun
     
con‧tin‧u‧o plural continuos [countable] technical
APM a musical part consisting of a line of low notes with figures showing the higher notes that are played with them
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