capriccio
(noun) an instrumental composition that doesn’t adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
capriccio (plural capriccios or capricci)
A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.
A fantastical thing or work; a caprice.
A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting.
A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.
• (a sudden motion): see prank
• (a fantastical thing): see whim
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*pric"cio, n. Etym: [It. See Caprice.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice.
2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
