sonatina

[son-uh-tee-nuh; Italian saw-nah-tee-nah] /ˌsɒn əˈti nə; Italian ˌsɔ nɑˈti nɑ/

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.

a short or simplified sonata.

Origin of sonatina

1715-1725

1715-25; < Italian, diminutive of sonata

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British Dictionary definitions for sonatine

sonatina

/ˌsɒnəˈtiːnə/

noun

a short sonata

Word Origin

C19: from Italian

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Word Origin and History for sonatine

sonatina

short or simplified sonata, 1801, a diminutive of sonata.

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