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sostenuto

adverb,adjective

adverb, adjective

NAmE//ˌsɑstəˈnut̮oʊ//

, NAmE//ˌsoʊstəˈnut̮oʊ//

(music) (from Italian)

(used as an instruction) making each note last for its full written length

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