SERENADE

divertimento, serenade

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

serenade

(noun) a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman

serenade

(verb) sing and play for somebody; “She was serenaded by her admirers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

serenade (plural serenades)

A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.

(music) An instrumental composition in several movements.

Verb

serenade (third-person singular simple present serenades, present participle serenading, simple past and past participle serenaded)

(transitive) To sing or play a serenade for (someone).

Anagrams

• enseared

Source: Wiktionary

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Ser`*enade", n. Etym: [F. sérénade, It. serenata, probably fr. L. serenus serene (cf. Serene), misunderstood as a derivative fr. L. serus late. Cf. Soirée.] (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.]

Definition: To entertain with a serenade.

Ser`e*nade", v. i.

Definition: To perform a serenade.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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