cantabile
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“to sing”). See also Latin cantabilis (“worthy to be sung”).
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Noun edit
cantabile (plural cantabiles)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
- (music) A passage having this mark
Adverb edit
cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)
Adjective edit
cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian cantabile.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cantabile m (plural cantabiles)
Adjective edit
cantabile (plural cantabiles)
Further reading edit
- “cantabile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cantabile m (plural cantabili)
Adjective edit
cantabile (plural cantabili)
Adverb edit
cantabile
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Latin edit
Adjective edit
cantābile
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Italian cantabile.
Adverb edit
cantabile