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serenade
[ ser-uh-neyd ]
noun
- a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- a piece of music suitable for such performance.
verb (used with or without object)
- to entertain with or perform a serenade.
serenade
/ ËŒ²õÉ›°ùɪˈ²Ô±ðɪ»å /
noun
- a piece of music appropriate to the evening, characteristically played outside the house of a woman
- a piece of music indicative or suggestive of this
- an extended composition in several movements similar to the modern suite or divertimento
verb
- tr to play a serenade for (someone)
- intr to play a serenade
Derived Forms
- ËŒ²õ±ð°ù±ðˈ²Ô²¹»å±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ±ð°ùe·²Ô²¹»åİù noun
- ³Ü²Ôî€È´±ð°ù·±ð·²Ô²¹»åĻå adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of serenade1
Example Sentences
And it’s not just that he’s a terrible hotel manager or that I’d rather hear the sounds of Saxon’s blender than be serenaded by him.
But the man serenading her new USC teammates and coaches over dinner in the back room of their swanky Paris restaurant had just brought out an extra microphone.
It wasn’t what the broadcaster was saying that was as remarkable as what he was singing … and who he was serenading.
Some days, they were serenaded by a neighbor who played a portable organ.
Host Trevor Noah confirmed at the top of the show that Gaga and Mars would be serenading the audience, but conveniently left out what they’d be singing.
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