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can·ta·ta

cantata

 
pronunciation:
kn ta t
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part of speech: noun
definition: a musical composition for chorus, soloists, and instruments, based on a sacred text, poem, or play, and similar to but shorter than an oratorio.
The choir will be singing a cantata by Bach.
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