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sonatina
[son-
uh
-
tee
-n
uh
;
Italian
saw-nah-
tee
-nah]
/ˌsɒn əˈti nə;
Italian
ˌsɔ nɑˈti nɑ/
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Word Origin
noun
,
plural
sonatinas,
sonatine
[son-
uh
-
tee
-ney;
Italian
saw-nah-
tee
-ne]
/ˌsɒn əˈti neɪ;
Italian
ˌsɔ nɑˈti nɛ/
(
Show IPA
).
Music.
1.
a short or simplified sonata.
Origin of
sonatina
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1715-1725
1715-25;
<
Italian,
diminutive of
sonata
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British Dictionary definitions for
sonatine
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sonatina
/
ˌsɒnəˈtiːnə
/
noun
1.
a short sonata
Word Origin
C19: from Italian
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word Origin and History for
sonatine
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sonatina
n.
short or simplified sonata, 1801, a diminutive of
sonata
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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