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¹sostenuto

adjective or adverb so·ste·nu·to \ˌsōs-tə-ˈnü-(ˌ)tō, ˌsȯs-\

Definition of SOSTENUTO

: sustained to or beyond the note's full value —used as a direction in music

Italian, from past participle of sostenere to sustain, from Latin sustinēre

First Known Use: circa 1724

noun

: a movement or passage whose notes are markedly prolonged

1757

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