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Noun

1. ostinato

a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition

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Ostinato

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noun
a. 
a continuously reiterated musical phrase
b. 
(as modifier)
an ostinato passage

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Ostinato

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nounWord forms: plural ˌostiˈnaˌtos (ˌɑstəˈnɑtˌoʊz ; äsˌtənätˈōzˌ; Italian ˌɔstiˈnɑtɔs ; ^ōsˌtēnäˈt^ōs)
Music
a short melodic phrase persistently repeated by the same voice or instrument and at the same pitch

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Ostinato

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n. pl. os·ti·na·tos
A short melody or pattern that is constantly repeated, usually in the same part at the same pitch.

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