Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostinati

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-ti-nati
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Plural of ostinato.

Example Sentences

"In the 175 years that have passed, composers have seized on accelerating and decelerating rhythms combined with the ostinati of pistons and wheels crossing track joints to evoke the feeling of travelling by rail."

Questions

What does ostinati mean?: Plural of ostinato.

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