CONTINUO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played

Synonyms:

basso continuo; continuo; figured bass; thorough bass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("continuo" is a kind of...):

bass; bass part (the lowest part in polyphonic music)

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