sostenente
noun
so·ste·nen·te
¦sō-stə-¦nen-tē,
-(ˌ)tā
variants or sostinente
plural sostenentes or sostinentes
1
: a device on a piano for attaining a sostenuto effect
2
: sostinente pianoforte
Word History
Etymology
sostenente alteration of sostinente; sostinente short for sostinente pianoforte
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined at sense 2