sostenuto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sostenuto.

Adverb

sostenuto (not comparable)

  1. (music) played in a sustained manner beyond the notes normal value

Noun

sostenuto (plural sostenutos)

  1. A note or passage marked to be sustained

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

sostenuto m (feminine singular sostenuta, masculine plural sostenuti, feminine plural sostenute)

  1. past participle of sostenere

Adjective

sostenuto (feminine singular sostenuta, masculine plural sostenuti, feminine plural sostenute)

  1. fast, steady, high
  2. reserved, distant
  3. (music) sostenuto

Synonyms

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