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tenuto

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Borrowed from Italian tenuto.

noun tenutos · tenuti

  1. A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time
  2. A passage having this mark

adverb more tenuto · most tenuto

  1. In a sustained manner

adjective

  1. not comparable, of a passage Having this tempo mark.

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"tenuto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tenuto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tenuto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tenuto

Chicago

"tenuto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tenuto.

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@misc{tenuto_2026,
  title = {tenuto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenuto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}