cavatina

[ kav-uh-tee-nuh; Italian kah-vah-tee-nah ]

/ ˌkæv əˈti nə; Italian ˌkɑ vɑˈti nɑ /

noun, plural cav·a·ti·ne [kav-uh-tee-ney; Italian kah-vah-tee-ne]. /ˌkæv əˈti neɪ; Italian ˌkɑ vɑˈti nɛ/. Music.

a simple song or melody, properly one without a second part or a repeat; an air.

Origin of cavatina

1830–40; <Italian, equivalent to cavat(a) song (literally, something drawn out, noun use of feminine of cavata<Latin cavātus hollowed out, hollow; see cave, -ate¹) + -ina-ine¹

Words nearby cavatina

cavalryman, cavalry twill, Cavan, cavate, cavatelli, cavatina, cave, cave art, caveat, caveat emptor, caveator

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Example sentences from the Web for cavatina

How charming is the melody of the cavatina 'Grace pour toi!'
Gambara|Honore de Balzac
Just then a voice was heard in the adjoining room singing the cavatina—the voice of Mdlle.
Great Singers, Second Series|George T. Ferris
The cavatina came to an end, the last notes—those wonderful notes!
Nell, of Shorne Mills|Charles Garvice
Hope had sustained the singer during the cavatina, at the beginning of the second act.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851|Various

It is not right that Velluti should sing the cavatina of Aureliano so that the author can scarcely recognise it himself.
The Life of Rossini|Henry Sutherland Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for cavatina

cavatina

/ (ˌkævəˈtiːnə) /

noun plural -ne (-nɪ)

a solo song resembling a simple aria

an instrumental composition reminiscent of this

Word Origin for cavatina

C19: from Italian

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单词	cavatina
释义	cavatina [ kav-uh-tee-nuh; Italian kah-vah-tee-nah ] / ˌkæv əˈti nə; Italian ˌkɑ vɑˈti nɑ / noun, plural cav·a·ti·ne [kav-uh-tee-ney; Italian kah-vah-tee-ne]. /ˌkæv əˈti neɪ; Italian ˌkɑ vɑˈti nɛ/. Music. a simple song or melody, properly one without a second part or a repeat; an air. Origin of cavatina 1830–40; <Italian, equivalent to cavat(a) song (literally, something drawn out, noun use of feminine of cavata<Latin cavātus hollowed out, hollow; see cave, -ate¹) + -ina-ine¹ Words nearby cavatina cavalryman, cavalry twill, Cavan, cavate, cavatelli, cavatina, cave, cave art, caveat, caveat emptor, caveator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cavatina How charming is the melody of the cavatina 'Grace pour toi!' Gambara\|Honore de Balzac Just then a voice was heard in the adjoining room singing the cavatina—the voice of Mdlle. Great Singers, Second Series\|George T. Ferris The cavatina came to an end, the last notes—those wonderful notes! Nell, of Shorne Mills\|Charles Garvice Hope had sustained the singer during the cavatina, at the beginning of the second act. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851\|Various It is not right that Velluti should sing the cavatina of Aureliano so that the author can scarcely recognise it himself. The Life of Rossini\|Henry Sutherland Edwards British Dictionary definitions for cavatina cavatina / (ˌkævəˈtiːnə) / noun plural -ne (-nɪ) a solo song resembling a simple aria an instrumental composition reminiscent of this Word Origin for cavatina C19: from Italian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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