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ricercar.

An instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌriːt͡ʃəɹˈkɑːɹ(eɪ)/
  1. An instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Italian ri- Italian cercare Italian ricercarebor. English ricercar Borrowed from Italian ricercare.

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