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  1. an air or melody.
  2. an elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, as in an opera or oratorio.

noun Classical Mythology.

  1. a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.

  1. a suffix occurring in scientific terms of Latin origin, especially in names of biological genera and groups: filaria.

noun

  1. an elaborate accompanied song for solo voice from a cantata, opera, or oratorioSee also da capo
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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.

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