arietta

[ ar-ee-et-uh; Italian ah-ree-et-tah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Music.

, plural ar·i·et·tas, ar·i·et·te [ar-ee-, et, -, uh, ah-, r, ee-, et, -te].

arietta

/ ariˈetta; ˌærɪˈɛt; ˌærɪˈɛtə /

Origin of arietta¹

1735–45; < Italian, equivalent to ari ( a ) aria + -etta -ette

Origin of arietta¹

C18: from Italian, diminutive of aria

Both songs have choruses and the third is a quite extended arietta with pianoforte alone.

Arietta ran as far as she could go, and then she came in contact with the painted curtain.

Young Wild West's two partners and Arietta were soon out of sight.

She gave us first the arietta, Where are now the Hopes Ive cherished?

This excellent actress has already partially corrected herself of a kind of slowness, which is only suitable to the arietta.

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