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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Ellipsis of basso continuo. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. 2
   A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings. historical
3. 3
   a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

accompanimentaltobaritonebassbasso continuocanto

Etymology

From Spanish continuo, ellipsis of hombre continuo (“constant and steadfast man”), from Latin continuus (“constant, continuous”).

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