sonatina

[ son-uh-tee-nuh; Italian saw-nah-tee-nah ]

noun,plural son·a·ti·nas, son·a·ti·ne [son-uh-tee-ney; Italian saw-nah-tee-ne]. /ˌsɒn əˈti neɪ; Italian ˌsɔ nɑˈti nɛ/. Music.
  1. a short or simplified sonata.

Origin of sonatina

1
1715–25; <Italian, diminutive of sonata

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sonatina

/ (ˌsɒnəˈtiːnə) /


noun
  1. a short sonata

Origin of sonatina

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C19: from Italian

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