ostinato


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ostinato /ˌɒstɪˈnɑːtəʊ/
noun (pl. ostinatos or ostinati /-ti/) a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm.
– origin Ital., lit. ‘obstinate’.
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