Aria Definition

ärē-ə
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noun
A solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment, as in an opera.
American Heritage
An air or melody in an opera, cantata, or oratorio, esp. for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment.
Webster's New World
An air; a melody.
American Heritage
The definition of an aria is a song that is a melody for a solo voice with an instrumental accompaniment that is often performed in an opera.
An example of a well known aria is Celeste Aida from Aida.
YourDictionary

(music) A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

Wiktionary
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Forming the scientific names of taxonomic groups.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Australian Recording Industry Association.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Aria

Noun

Singular:
aria
Plural:
Aras, arias, arie

Origin of Aria

  • Italian aria air, aria from Latin āera accusative of āēr air from Greek āēr wer-1 in Indo-European roots

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

  • From Italian aria, metathesis from Latin aerem, accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aēr, “air”). Cognate to air.

    From Wiktionary

  • ModL < L, neut. pl. of -arius, -ary

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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