obligato
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obbligato or music obligato (ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not to be omitted in performance |
| —n , -tos, -ti | |
| 2. | an essential part in a score: with oboe obbligato |
| [C18: from Italian, from obbligare to | |
| obligato or music obligato (ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ, -tiː) | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from Italian, from obbligare to | |
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Obligato
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| obligato (ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ) | |
| —adj, —n | |
| music a variant spelling of obbligato | |
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Example sentences
And the music of their rowing died to a soft obligato.
Basket picnic with obligato band music in a shaded grove across the lake.
It has four strings and plays the obligato and little riffs.
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