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cabaletta definition

ca·ba·letta (kä′bä let′tä)

noun

the bravura section of an aria or duet

Etymology: It, dim. (? altered after caballo, horse) of cobbola, refrain < Prov cobla, couplet < L copula, copula

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