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ostinatoOne entry found. Main Entry: osti·na·to Pronunciation: \ˌäs-tə-ˈnä-(ˌ)tō, ˌȯs-\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural osti·na·tos also -ti\-tē\ Etymology: Italian, obstinate, from Latin obstinatus Date: circa 1876 : a musical figure repeated persistently at the same pitch throughout a composition — compare imitation, sequence
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