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sonata

Main Entry:: so·na·ta
Pronunciation:: \sə-ˈnä-tə\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Italian, from sonare to sound, from Latin
Date:: 1694

: an instrumental musical composition typically of three or four movements in contrasting forms and keys

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