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sonata.

A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈnɑːtə//soʊˈneɪtə/obsolete
  1. A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

Where this word comes from

From Italian sonata, from the feminine past participle of sonare (modern suonare), from Latin sonāre (“to make sound”). Doublet of sounded.

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