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ricercar

/ˌriːt͡ʃəɹˈkɑːɹ(eɪ)/

ricercar noun: an instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.

Noun

ricercar (plural ricercars)

  1. An instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.

Forms of ricercar

pluralricercars
alternative formricercare

Origin of ricercar

Borrowed from Italian ricercare.

Questions about ricercar

What does ricercar mean?
Ricercar means an instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.
What part of speech is ricercar?
Ricercar is a noun.
How do you pronounce ricercar?
Ricercar is pronounced /ˌriːt͡ʃəɹˈkɑːɹ(eɪ)/.
What is the plural of ricercar?
The plural of ricercar is ricercars.

Words near ricercar in the dictionary

  1. ricelessness
  2. ricelike
  3. ricemeal
  4. ricepaper
  5. ricer
  6. ricercar
  7. ricercare
  8. ricercares
  9. ricercari
  10. ricercars
  11. ricercata

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