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HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
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THESAURUS

cantabile

POS

Adjective, Noun, Adverb

HYPHEN

can=ta=bi=le

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective cantabile has 1 sense

cantabile(s = adj.all) singing - smooth and flowing; Array

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cantabile, a. [It., cantare to sing.].

In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to bravura, recitativo, or parlando. [1913 Webster]

cantabile, n.

A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly adapted to singing; -- sometimes called cantilena. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

cantabile, adv., adj., & n. Mus.
--adv. & adj. in a smooth singing style.
--n. a cantabile passage or movement.

Etymology

It., = singable

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THESAURUS

cantabile

achingly sweet, agreeable, agreeable-sounding, appealing, aria, aria buffa, aria cantabile, aria da capo, aria da chiesa, aria di bravura, aria di coloratura, aria fugata, aria parlante, arietta, ariose, arioso, bravura, canorous, catchy, coloratura, dulcet, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous, fine-toned, golden, golden-tongued, golden-voiced, honeyed, melic, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellisonant, mellow, melodic, melodious, music-flowing, music-like, musical, pleasant, pleasant-sounding, recitative, rich, silver-toned, silver-tongued, silver-voiced, silvery, singable, solo, songful, songlike, sonorous, sweet, sweet-flowing, sweet-sounding, tunable, tuneful

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