 basso_continuo |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a bass part in which the notes have numbers under them to indicate the chords to be played | |
| Synonyms: | figured_bass thorough_bass continuo | |
| Related terms: | bass | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a bass part written out in full and accompanied by figures for successive chords | |
| Synonyms: | thorough_bass | |
| Related terms: | bass | |
