continuo

con·tin·uo

noun \kən-ˈtin-yə-ˌwō, -ˈti-nə-\

plural con·tin·u·os

Definition of CONTINUO

: a bass part (as for a keyboard or stringed instrument) used especially in baroque ensemble music and consisting of a succession of bass notes with figures that indicate the required chords —called also figured bass, thoroughbass

Origin of CONTINUO

Italian, from continuo continuous, from Latin continuus

First Known Use: circa 1724

Rhymes with CONTINUO

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