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cantata

  • /kənˈtɑːtə/

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From Italian cantata. Doublet of chanty.

noun cantatas · cantate

  1. A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

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noun cantata

Españolcantata
日本語カンタータ kantāta, 交声曲 kōseikyoku
中文康塔塔 kāngtǎtǎ, 清唱套曲 qīngchàng tàoqǔ
Portuguêscantata
Françaiscantate
DeutschKantate
Românăcantată
Русскийканта́та kantáta

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

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

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"cantata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cantata.

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@misc{cantata_2026,
  title = {cantata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cantata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}