First Known Use: circa 1724
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continuo
noun con·tin·uo \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
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Origin of CONTINUO
Italian, from continuo continuous, from Latin continuus
Rhymes with CONTINUO
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