cantabile
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Italian cantabile (“‘singable", "capable being sung’”), derived from cantare (“‘to sing’”). See also Latin cantabilis (“‘worthy to be sung’”).
[edit] Noun
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cantabile (plural cantabiles)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
- (music) A passage having this mark
[edit] Adverb
cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)
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[edit] Adjective
cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)
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[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /kɑ̃.ta.bil/, /kɑ̃.ta.bil.e/
[edit] Etymology
Directly from Italian cantabile
[edit] Noun
cantabile m. (plural cantabiles)
- (music) cantabile
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cantabile (epicene, plural cantabiles)
- (music) cantabile
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
cantabile m. (plural cantabili)
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cantabile m and f (m and f plural cantabili)
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cantabile