Tenuto

/tɛnjˈuːtəʊ/

/tɛnˈuːɾoʊ/

Tenuto

a musical term indicating that a note should be held for its full duration, typically marked by a horizontal line or dash above or below the note

Examples

1. The job fell to Tenuto.

2. Tenuto vanished, almost certainly because he'd been killed, though his body was never found.

3. Tenuto could be connected to him, so he ordered his hitman killed to clean up the messy situation.

4. this is called tenuto, and it's fine, but compare it to this: (bang) that's staccato, and it's a lot bouncier.