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cantata definition

can·tata (kän tät′ə, kən-)

noun

a musical composition consisting of vocal solos, choruses, etc., often with instrumental accompaniment, used as a setting for a story to be sung but not acted

Etymology: It < pp. of cantare: see chant

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