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Adjective: sostenuto  ,sows-tu'noo-tow [N. Amer], ,sós-tu'nyoo-tow [Brit]
  1. (music) Sustained; played with notes held for their full value or slightly longer
    "The pianist performed the sostenuto passage with great expression"

Encyclopedia: Sostenuto