"sostenuto" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian sostenuto. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|sostenuto}} Italian sostenuto Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} sostenuto (not comparable)
  1. (music) played in a sustained manner beyond the note's normal value Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-sostenuto-en-adv-LQJTLM1q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 57 8 0 2 22 5 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 5 0 1 27 3 1 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

Forms: sostenutos [plural], sostenuti [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian sostenuto. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|sostenuto}} Italian sostenuto Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sostenuti}} sostenuto (plural sostenutos or sostenuti)
  1. A note or passage marked to be sustained
    Sense id: en-sostenuto-en-noun-uTpx2e4-

Inflected forms

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