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cantabile

[ kahn-tah-bi-ley, -bee-, kuhn-; Italian kahn-tah-bee-le ]

adjective

  1. songlike and flowing in style.


adverb

  1. in a cantabile manner.

cantabile

/ æˈɑːɪɪ /

adjective

  1. (to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a piece or passage performed in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cantabile1

1720–30; < Italian < Late Latin Գ worth singing, equivalent to Latin Գ ( re ) to sing ( cant 1 ) + -bilis -ble
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cantabile1

Italian, from Late Latin Գ, from Latin Գre to sing
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Example Sentences

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That opulence was readily apparent in the ceaseless flow of cantabile melodies in Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony.

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This led to Florence Price’s wistfully lyrical Andante cantabile movement from her 1935 String Quartet No. 2, which came across with glowing richness in this version for string ensemble.

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It’s hard to play a cantabile when your mind is a tornado, Isa thought as she started over again.

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I like very much that big duality, on one side drama and power, and on the other side such cantabile and a poetic approach to life.

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Telemundo, using the marketing power of many NBCUniversal networks, wants to attract viewers with a different sound: Cantor’s cantabile con brio.

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