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ostinato

One entry found for ostinato.
Main Entry: osti·na·to
Pronunciation: "äs-t&-'nä-(")tO, "os-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -tos also osti·na·ti /-tE/
Etymology: Italian, obstinate, from Latin obstinatus
: a musical figure repeated persistently at the same pitch throughout a composition -- compare IMITATION, SEQUENCE