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Definition cantilena in American English

cantilena noun

noun
1

a passage of music that flows very smoothly and is very lyrical

Example

The ice crystals glistening in the March sunlight and their disappearance when the sun's smile is sweetest inspires him to a cantilena which in some respects anticipates the adagio of the Violin Concerto.

Definition cantilena in American English