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tenuto

tenuto noun: a tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time.

Noun

tenuto (plural tenutos or tenuti)

  1. A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
  2. A passage having this mark

Adverb

tenuto (comparative more tenuto, superlative most tenuto)

  1. In a sustained manner

Adjective

tenuto (not comparable)

  1. Having this tempo mark.

Forms of tenuto

Noun
pluraltenutos
pluraltenuti
Adverb
comparativemore tenuto
superlativemost tenuto

Origin of tenuto

Borrowed from Italian tenuto.

Questions about tenuto

What does tenuto mean?
Tenuto means a tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time.
What part of speech is tenuto?
Tenuto can be a noun, an adverb or an adjective.
What is the plural of tenuto?
The plural of tenuto is tenutos.

Words near tenuto in the dictionary

  1. tenurially
  2. tenuring
  3. Tenuta
  4. Tenutas
  5. tenuti
  6. tenuto
  7. tenutos
  8. tenzide
  9. Tenzin
  10. Tenzing
  11. tenzon

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