ˌpärd.əˈmen.ˌtō noun
( plural partimen·ti -ˌtē)
Etymology: Italian, literally, division, from partire to divide, go away (from Latin partire, partiri to divide) + -mento -ment (from Latin -mentum )
: a musical exercise in contrapuntal improvisation of the 17th and 18th centuries, generally played or written on a figured bass