obbligato — meaning in English

English meaning

• bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.

Senses

obbligato is used for these senses in English:

• bound Confined or restricted to a certain place.
• obbligato (music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). [from 19th c.]

bound — full definition

1. adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
2. adj Heading toward a particular place.
3. adj Certain or very likely to happen.
4. noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
5. verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.

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