About The Word Serenade
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Serenade
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What's The Definition Of Serenade?
[n] a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
[n] a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman [v] sing and play for somebody Synonyms | Synonyms for Serenade: divertimento Related Terms | Find terms related to Serenade: See Also | belling | callathump | callithump | charivari | chivaree | composition | do | execute | musical composition | opus | perform | piece | piece of music | shivaree | song Serenade In Webster's Dictionary \Ser`*enade"\, n. [F. s['e]r['e]nade, It. serenata,
probably fr. L. serenus serene (cf. {Serene}), misunderstood
as a derivative fr. L. serus late. Cf. {Soir['e]e}.] (Mus.)
(a) Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; --
usually applied to musical entertainments given in the
open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit
of gallantry, under the windows of ladies.
(b) A piece of music suitable to be performed at such times.
\Ser`e*nade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Serenaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serenading}.] To entertain with a serenade. \Ser`e*nade"\, v. i. To perform a serenade. |
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