CONTINUO


Meaning of CONTINUO in English

/keuhn tin"yooh oh'/ , n. , pl. continuos . Music.

a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.

[ 1715-25; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .