Dictionary
con•tin•u•o
Pronunciation: (kun-tin'yOO-ō"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -tin•u•os.
Music.
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
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