cantabile
cantabile noun: a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner.
Noun
cantabile (plural cantabiles)
- A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
- A passage having this mark
Adverb
cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)
Adjective
cantabile (comparative more cantabile, superlative most cantabile)
cantabile meaning in Urdu
cantabile in Urdu
- آسان اور لہراتی
Forms of cantabile
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cantabiles |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more cantabile |
| superlative | most cantabile |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more cantabile |
| superlative | most cantabile |
Origin of cantabile
Borrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“to sing”). See also Latin cantabilis (“worthy to be sung”).
Questions about cantabile
- What does cantabile mean?
- Cantabile means a tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner.
- What is cantabile in Urdu?
- Cantabile in Urdu is آسان اور لہراتی. See Cantabile meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is cantabile?
- Cantabile can be a noun, an adverb or an adjective.
- What is the plural of cantabile?
- The plural of cantabile is cantabiles.
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