Cantilena Definition

kăntl-ēnə
noun
A sustained, smooth-flowing melodic line.
American Heritage
A smooth, flowing, lyrical passage of vocal, or sometimes instrumental, music.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cantilena

Noun

Singular:
cantilena
Plural:
cantilenas

Origin of Cantilena

  • Italian from Latin cantilēna song from cantus canticle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian or Latin cantilena (“it”)

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

CCACAN

Words Ending With

ANAENA

Unscrambles

cantilena

Words Starting With C and Ending With A

Starts With C & Ends With AStarts With CA & Ends With AStarts With C & Ends With NA

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With C9 Letter Words Ending With A