Aria

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aria \A"ri*a\, n. [It., fr. L. a["e]r. See {Air}.] (Mus.)
     An air or song; a melody; a tune.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The Italian term is now mostly used for the more
           elaborate accompanied melodies sung by a single voice,


           in operas, oratorios, cantatas, anthems, etc., and not
           so much for simple airs or tunes.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aria
       n 1: an elaborate song for solo voice
       2: an elaborate song for solo voice

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "aria":
     air, aria buffa, aria cantabile, aria da capo, aria da chiesa,
     aria di bravura, aria di coloratura, aria fugata, aria parlante,
     arietta, arioso, bravura, cantabile, canto, cantus, coloratura,
     descant, ditty, hymn, lay, lied, line, measure, melodia,
     melodic line, melody, note, recitative, refrain, solo, solo part,
     song, soprano part, strain, treble, tune