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ARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An elaborate song for solo voice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("aria" is a kind of...):
song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aria"):
arietta; short aria (a short aria)
Holonyms ("aria" is a part of...):
opera (a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes)