C2 noun #88,725 most common

recitative

UK /ɹɛˈsaɪtətɪv/ | US /ɹɛˈsaɪtətɪv/

Dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot

recitative in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) Dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot
  • (adjective) Of a recital

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot
  2. 2
    adjective Of a recital
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