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tenuto
te·nu·to
[
tay ntō,
tə ntō
]
adverb,
adjective
Definition:
held:
indicating that a musical note should be held for its full value
(
used as a musical direction
)
[
Mid-18th century. < Italian, past participle of
tenere
"to hold" < Latin
]
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