continuo

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be playedSynonyms: figured bassbasso continuothorough bass
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Continuo \Con*ti"nu*o\ (? or ?), n. [It.] (Mus.) Basso continuo, or continued bass. [1913 Webster]
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