TENUTO


Meaning of TENUTO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tā-ˈnü-(ˌ)tō ]

adjective or adverb

Etymology: Italian, from past participle of tenere to hold, from Latin tenēre

Date: 1762

: held (as a tone or chord) to its full value — used as a direction in music

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.