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CONTINUO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does continuo mean? 

CONTINUO (noun)
  The noun CONTINUO has 1 sense:

1. a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be playedplay

  Familiarity information: CONTINUO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONTINUO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

basso continuo; continuo; figured bass; thorough bass

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

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


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