Dictionary![]() ![]() ob•bli•ga•toPronunciation: (ob"li-gä'tō; It.ôb"blē-gä'tô), [key] —adj., n., pl. -tos, -tiPronunciation: (-tē). [key] Music. —adj. (used as a musical direction) obligatory or indispensable; so important that it cannot be omitted. —n. 1. an obbligato part or accompaniment. 2. a continuing or persistent subordinate or background motif. 3. a subordinate part of a solo. Also,obligato. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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