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noun, a piece of music appropriate to the evening, characteristically played outside the house of a woman
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serenade
- 1) noun, a piece of music appropriate to the evening, characteristically played outside the house of a woman
- 2) noun, a piece of music indicative or suggestive of this
- 3) noun, an extended composition in several movements similar to the modern suite or divertimento
- 4) verb, to play a serenade for (someone)
- 5) verb, to play a serenade ▷ See also aubade
Etymology
C17: from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno peaceful, from Latin serēnus calm; also influenced in meaning by Italian sera evening, from Latin sērus late
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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