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arioso

arioso noun: a musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria.

Noun

arioso (countable and uncountable, plural ariosos or ariosi)

  1. A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria.
    Synonyms:
    aria parlante

Synonyms of arioso

Forms of arioso

pluralariosos
pluralariosi

Origin of arioso

Borrowed from Italian arioso.

Questions about arioso

What does arioso mean?
Arioso means a musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria.
What part of speech is arioso?
Arioso is a noun.
What is the plural of arioso?
The plural of arioso is ariosos.

Words near arioso in the dictionary

  1. arionids
  2. ariophantid
  3. ariophantids
  4. ariose
  5. ariosi
  6. arioso
  7. Ariosophic
  8. Ariosophy
  9. ariosos
  10. Ariostan
  11. ariot

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