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aubade definition

au·bade (ō bäd′; Fr ō bȧd′)

noun

  1. a piece of music composed for performance in the morning
  2. a lyric love poem about or suitable for dawn

Etymology: Fr < Sp albada < Prov alba, dawn: see alba

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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