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cantabile
[ kahn-tah-bi-ley, -bee-, kuhn-; Italian kahn-tah-bee-le ]
/ kɑnˈtɑ bɪˌleɪ, -bi-, kən-; Italian kɑnˈtɑ biˌlɛ /
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adjective
songlike and flowing in style.
adverb
in a cantabile manner.
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British Dictionary definitions for cantabile
cantabile
/ (kænˈtɑːbɪlɪ) music /
adjective, adverb
(to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously
noun
a piece or passage performed in this way
Word Origin for cantabile
Italian, from Late Latin cantābilis, from Latin cantāre to sing
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