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Continuo

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Noun

1. basso continuo, continuo, figured bass, thorough bass

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Continuo

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noun plural -os
1. music
a. 
a shortened form of basso continuo
thorough bass
b. 
(as modifier)
a continuo accompaniment
2. 
the thorough-bass part as played on a keyboard instrument, often supported by a cello, bassoon, etc

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Continuo

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noun
a continuous bass accompaniment, indicated by a shorthand method in notation, and played as on a harpsichord or organ, esp. in baroque music

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Continuo

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n. pl. con·tin·u·os
An independent bassline, usually realized on a keyboard instrument, in which numerals written underneath the notes indicate the kinds of harmony to be played. Also called basso continuo, figured bass, thoroughbass.

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