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Word: Ostinato
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Italian, literally ‘obstinate’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɒstɪˈnɑːtəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm
Short Definition:continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm
Examples:- the cellos have the tune, above an ostinato bass figure
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