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sonatina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
sonati-na
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical composition resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sonatina (literally “small sonata”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sonatinas (plural) sonatine (plural)

Questions

What does sonatina mean?
A musical composition resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler.
Where does sonatina come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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