te·nu·to (t -n  t )adv. & adj. Music So as to be held for the full time value; sustained. Used chiefly as a direction. [Italian, from past participle of tenere, to hold, from Latin ten  re; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] |
tenuto [tɪˈnjuːtəʊ]
adj & adv
(Music / Classical Music) Music (of a note) to be held for or beyond its full time value. Symbol ⁃ (written above a note)
[from Italian, literally: held, from tenere to hold, from Latin tenēre]
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