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cantabile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
cantabile
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner

noun

A passage having this mark

adv

Played in this style; singingly, lyrically

adj

Describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“to sing”). See also Latin cantabilis (“worthy to be sung”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cantabile, cantabilis

Inflected Forms

cantabiles (plural) more cantabile (comparative) most cantabile (superlative)

Synonyms

singing

Questions

What does cantabile mean?
A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
Where does cantabile come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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