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cantabile
cantabile definition
can·ta·bile (kän tä′bē lā′)
adjective, adverb
in an easy, flowing manner; like a song: often used as a musical direction
Etymology: It < LL cantabilis, worthy to be sung < L cantare: see chant
noun
a cantabile movement or passage
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