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    OBBLIGATO

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A part of the score that must be performed without change or omissionplay

    Synonyms:

    obbligato; obligato

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("obbligato" is a kind of...):

    section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A persistent but subordinate motifplay

    Synonyms:

    obbligato; obligato

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("obbligato" is a kind of...):

    motif; motive (a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music)

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