obbligato
1. [ noun ] (music,fine art) a persistent but subordinate motif
Synonyms: obligato
Related terms: motif
2. [ noun ] (music,fine art,writing) a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
Synonyms: obligato
Related terms: section
Similar spelling:   obligato
  obligatory
  obligatorily
  obligation
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  obligated
  obliging
  oblige
  obliger
  obliged