OSTINATO
Meaning of OSTINATO in English
/os'ti nah"toh/ ; It. /aws'tee nah"taw/ , n. , pl. ostinatos . Music.
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
[ 1875-80; obstinatus OBSTINATE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.
Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .
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