secondo

 [si-kon-doh, -kohn-; It. se-kawn-daw]  

se·con·do

   [si-kon-doh, -kohn-; It. se-kawn-daw]
noun, plural se·con·di  [-dee] . Music.
1.
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
2.
the performer playing this part.
Origin:
1840–50; < Italian; see second1
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secondo (sɛˈkɒndəʊ)
 
—n , pl -di
Compare primo the left-hand part in a piano duet
 
[Italian: second1]

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