aria

The definition of an aria is a song that is a melody for a solo voice with an instrumental accompaniment that is often performed in an opera.

(noun)

An example of a well known aria is Celeste Aida from Aida.

See aria in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an air or melody in an opera, cantata, or oratorio, esp. for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment

Origin: It < L aer, air

Bot., Zool. forming the scientific names of taxonomic groups

Origin: ModL < L, neut. pl. of -arius, -ary

See aria in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Latin āera

Origin: , accusative of āēr, air

Origin: , from Greek āēr; see wer-¹ in Indo-European roots

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