[ad_1] noun
- an air or melody.
- an elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, as in an opera or oratorio.
noun Classical Mythology.
- a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.
- a suffix occurring in scientific terms of Latin origin, especially in names of biological genera and groups: filaria.
noun
- an elaborate accompanied song for solo voice from a cantata, opera, or oratorioSee also da capo
from Italian aria, literally “air” (see air (n.1)).
A piece of music for one voice (or occasionally two voices) in an opera, oratorio, or cantata. In contrast with recitative singing, arias are melodious; in contrast with ordinary songs, arias are usually elaborate.