Ostinato

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short melody or pattern that is constantly repeated, usually in the same part at the same pitch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    riff    ground bass   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Otto    Swatow    grotto    legato    lotto    otto    staccato    tomato   
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