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aubade
CIDE DICTIONARY
aubade, n. [F., fr. aube the dawn, fr. L. albus white.].
An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning. Grove. [1913 Webster]
"The crowing cock . . .
Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear." [1913 Webster]
Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
aubade, n. a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning.
Etymology
F f. Sp. albada f. alba dawn
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