obbligato
noun/ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ/
/ˌɑːblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ/
(North American English also obligato)
(plural obbligatos, North American English also obligatos)
(from Italian, music)- an important part for an instrument in a piece of music which cannot be left outWord OriginItalian, literally ‘obligatory’, from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’.
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