obbligato in English
- obbligato⇄adj. (Music.) accompanying a solo, but having a distinct character and independent importance.
- obbligato⇄noun 1. (Music.) an obbligato part or accompaniment, especially as instrumentation.
2. (Figurative.) an accompaniment.
Ex. He keeps up a melodious obbligato of comment and banter (New Yorker).
Also, obligato. - obbligato⇄obbligato, adjective, noun, pl.-tos,-ti.