TENUTO


Meaning of TENUTO in English

adv., adj., & n. Mus.

--adv. & adj. (of a note etc.) sustained, given its full time-value (cf. LEGATO, STACCATO).

--n. (pl. -os) a note or chord played tenuto.

Etymology: It., held

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.