DIVERTIMENTO

divertimento, serenade

(noun) a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

divertimento (plural divertimentos or divertimenti)

(music)

Source: Wiktionary


Di*ver`ti*men"to, n.; pl. -ti. Etym: [It.] (Mus.

Definition: ) A light and pleasing composition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 November 2024

DOUBLETREE

(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast


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