First Known Use: 1762
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tenuto
adjective or adverb te·nu·to \tā-ˈnü-(ˌ)tō\
Definition of TENUTO
: held (as a tone or chord) to its full value —used as a direction in music
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Origin of TENUTO
Italian, from past participle of tenere to hold, from Latin tenēre
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