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ARIOSO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arioso mean?
• ARIOSO (noun)
The noun ARIOSO has 1 sense:
1. (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
Familiarity information: ARIOSO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("arioso" is a kind of...):
recitative (a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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