continuo
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be playedSynonyms: figured bassbasso continuothorough bass
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Continuo \Con*ti"nu*o\ (? or ?), n. [It.] (Mus.) Basso continuo, or continued bass. [1913 Webster]