Hold"ing , n.
1. The act
or state of
sustaining, grasping, or
retaining.
2. A tenure; a farm or other
estate held of another.
3. That which holds, binds, or
influences. Burke.
4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.]
Shak.
Holding note (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.
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