Tenuto Definition

tā-no͝otō

tenuto

adjective

Held for the full value: usually indicated by a short line over the note or chord.

Webster's New World

(music) Describing a passage having this mark.

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noun

A note or chord to be played tenuto.

Webster's New World

(music) A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time.

Wiktionary

(music) A passage having this mark.

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adverb

(music) In a sustained manner.

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Other Word Forms of Tenuto

Singular:

tenuto

Plural:

tenutos

Italian from past participle of tenere to hold from Latin tenēre ten- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Italian

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