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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
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
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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