cantabile

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cantabile

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Borrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“to sing”). See also Latin cantabilis (“worthy to be sung”).

noun cantabiles

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
A passage having this mark

adverb more cantabile · most cantabile

Played in this style; singingly, lyrically

adjective more cantabile · most cantabile

Describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical

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"cantabile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cantabile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cantabile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cantabile

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@misc{cantabile_2026,
  title = {cantabile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cantabile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}