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cantatas

cantatas is the plural of cantata.

Meaning of cantata

Noun

cantata (plural cantatas or (less common, modeled on Italian) cantate)

  1. A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

Questions about cantatas

What is cantatas the plural of?
Cantatas is the plural of cantata.

Words near cantatas in the dictionary

  1. cantaritos
  2. cantaro
  3. cantaros
  4. cantars
  5. cantata
  6. cantatas
  7. cantation
  8. cantations
  9. Cantato
  10. cantatory
  11. cantatrice

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