The noise of the traffic outside the building on the boulevard made an unmusical obbligato to my thinking.
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Obbligato
/ɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ/
Synonyms for "obbligato" (17 found)
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Noun(5 words)
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12 entriesessential requirementfigurative languagelinguistic originmotifmotivemusical elementmusical partmusical termnecessary featureperformance requirementsectionsubdivision
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12 entriesborrowed termconceptual metaphorcore elementcrucial componentfigurative meaningitalian originmetaphor usageobbligato accompanimentobbligato lineoboe obbligatopiano obbligatoviolin obbligato
Collocations
10 entriescantata obbligatocello obbligatomusical obbligatoobbligato accompanimentobbligato lineobbligato partobbligato passageoboe obbligatopiano obbligatoviolin obbligato
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