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cantata

can·ta·ta [ kən ttə ] (plural can·ta·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
vocal musical work: a musical composition for voices and instruments, usually on a religious theme, containing arias, choruses, and recitatives

[Early 18th century. Via Italian< Latin, feminine past participle of cantare "sing" < canere]
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