aria

¹ American  

[ahr-ee-uh, air-ee-uh] / ˈɑr i ə, ˈɛər i ə /

noun

1. an air or melody.

2. an elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, as in an opera or oratorio.

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Aria ² American  

[ahr-ee-uh, uh-rahy-uh] / ˈɑr i ə, əˈraɪ ə /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.

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-aria ³ American  

1. a suffix occurring in scientific terms of Latin origin, especially in names of biological genera and groups.

   filaria.

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aria British  

/ ˈɑːrɪə /

noun

1. an elaborate accompanied song for solo voice from a cantata, opera, or oratorio See also da capo

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aria Cultural  

1. A piece of music for one voice (or occasionally two voices) in an opera, oratorio, or cantata. In contrast with recitative singing, arias are melodious; in contrast with ordinary songs, arias are usually elaborate.

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Some composers, such as Richard Wagner, have felt that arias interrupt the action of opera too much and hence have written operas without them.

Etymology

Origin of aria¹

From Italian, dating back to 1735–45; air ¹

Origin of -aria¹

< Latin: feminine singular or neuter plural of -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

McDonald says listening to Benton sing an aria from “Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812” inspired her to sing it.

From Los Angeles Times

The military has also harnessed these technologies, including for its Aria combat robot, which uses AI to detect obstacles and move autonomously and was unveiled in September.

From Barron's

Over the next two years, the theater will produce roughly a dozen projects annually and commission new works by artists Aria Dean and Marie Karlberg, as well as rapper Mykki Blanco.

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Riccardo Frizza’s fluid conducting drew out the score’s long bel canto lines and limned its propulsive rhythmic structure, and his flexible support of the singers made every aria and ensemble breathe and soar.

From The Wall Street Journal

The gaming space of about 150,000 square feet rivals such Las Vegas mega casinos as the MGM Grand, the Bellagio, Aria and Mandalay Bay.

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