sostenuto

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian sostenuto.

Adverb[edit]

sostenuto (not comparable)

  1. (music) played in a sustained manner beyond the notes normal value

Noun[edit]

sostenuto (plural sostenutos)

  1. A note or passage marked to be sustained

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sostenere.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /so.steˈnu.to/
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Hyphenation: so‧ste‧nù‧to

Adjective[edit]

sostenuto (feminine sostenuta, masculine plural sostenuti, feminine plural sostenute)

  1. fast, steady, high
    Synonyms: veloce, elevato
  2. reserved, distant
    Synonyms: riservato, scostante
  3. (music) sostenuto

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

sostenuto (feminine sostenuta, masculine plural sostenuti, feminine plural sostenute)

  1. past participle of sostenere

Further reading[edit]

  • sostenuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian sostenuto.

Adverb[edit]

sostenuto

  1. sostenuto
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