cavatina

cav·a·ti·na

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kav-uh-tee-nuh; Italian kah-vah-tee-nah]
- /ˌkæv əˈti nə; Italian ˌkɑ vɑˈti nɑ/
- /kˌavətˈiːnə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kav-uh-tee-nuh; Italian kah-vah-tee-nah]
- /ˌkæv əˈti nə; Italian ˌkɑ vɑˈti nɑ/

Definitions of cavatina word

noun cavatina a solo song resembling a simple aria 3
noun cavatina an instrumental composition reminiscent of this 3
noun cavatina a short, simple solo song or melody that is usually part of a larger composition, such as an opera or oratorio 3
noun cavatina an instrumental composition of lyric quality 3
noun plural cavatina a simple song or melody, properly one without a second part or a repeat; an air. 1
noun cavatina A short operatic aria in simple style without repeated sections. 1

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Origin of cavatina

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Cavatina

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cavatina popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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