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serenade


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verb
serenad·edserenad·ing

Definition of SERENADE

intransitive verb
: to play a serenade
transitive verb
: to perform a serenade in honor of
— ser·e·nad·er noun
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Examples of SERENADE

  1. He serenaded her from the garden below her window.

First Known Use of SERENADE

1668

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

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