Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sostenuto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: sostenu-to
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

played in a sustained manner beyond the note's normal value

noun

A note or passage marked to be sustained

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sostenuto.

Inflected Forms

sostenutos (plural) sostenuti (plural)

Questions

What does sostenuto mean?: played in a sustained manner beyond the note's normal value
Where does sostenuto come from?: Borrowed from Italian sostenuto.

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