tenuto

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te·nu·to

 (tā-no͞o′tō)
adv. & adj. Music
So as to be held for the full time value; sustained. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, from past participle of tenere, to hold, from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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tenuto

(tɪˈnjuːtəʊ)
adj, adv
(Classical Music) music (of a note) to be held for or beyond its full time value. Symbol: ¯ (written above a note)
[from Italian, literally: held, from tenere to hold, from Latin tenēre]
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te•nu•to

(təˈnu toʊ, teɪ-)

adj., adv. Music.
(of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
[1890–95; < Italian (past participle of tenere to hold) < Vulgar Latin *tenūtus, for Latin tentus]
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tenuto

with the full note value or slightly longer
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It is true that in this song, Panzera sang most of the schwas notated with tied notes without delaying their onset, albeit he clearly pays close attention to Debussy's detailed articulation and thoroughly observes portamentos, tenutos, and staccatos on the score.
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After the Tenutos brought suit against Schwartz, a New York trial court and an appellate court dismissed their claim, finding that a doctor's liability under the public health law extends only to patients.
Attorney Martin Edelman, who represented the Tenutos, said, "The implications of the decision are, in fact, very broad.
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