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| con·tin·u·o [ kən tínnyoo ] (plural con·tin·u·os) |
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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
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| [Early 18th century. < Italian, "continuous" < Latin continuus (see continuous)] |
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