Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
continue
continued fraction
continuing
continuing education
continuing resolution
continuity
continuity book
continuity of interest
continuo
continuous
continuous assessment
continuous creation theory
continuous culture
continuous market
continuous relationship marketing
continuous replenishment
continuous spectrum
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

continuo

con·tin·u·o [ kən tínnyoo  ] (plural con·tin·u·os)


noun 
Definition:
 
bass accompaniment: an instrumental bass accompaniment, usually played on a keyboard, with numbers written beneath the notes so that musicians can improvise and provide harmony

[Early 18th century. < Italian, "continuous" < Latin continuus (see continuous)]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft