serenate

Variant of serenata

serenata definition

ser·ena·ta (ser′ə nät′ə)

noun pl. serenatas -·tas or serenate -·te (-ā)

  1. a type of 18th-cent. dramatic cantata for a special occasion, as a royal birthday
  2. serenade

Etymology: It: see serenade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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