continuo
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
continuo /kənˈtɪnjʊəʊ/ (also basso continuo)
▶noun (pl. continuos) (in baroque music) an accompanying part which includes a bass line and harmonies, typically played on a keyboard instrument.
– origin C18: Ital. basso continuo ‘continuous bass’.
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