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a⋅rio⋅so

  [ahr-ee-oh-soh, ar-; It. ah-ryaw-saw] adjective, adverb, noun, plural -sos. Music.
–adjective, adverb
1. in the manner of an air or melody.
–noun
2. an arioso composition or section.
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Origin:
1735–45; < It: lit., songlike. See aria, -ose 1
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a·ri·o·so   (ä'rē-ō'sō, -zō)   
n.   pl. a·ri·o·sos

    1. A style used in opera and oratorio, similar to but more melodic than recitative.

    2. A passage rendered in this style.

  2. A short vocal solo having the melodic style but not the form of an aria.

adv.   & adj.
In a melodic style like that of an aria. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, from aria, aria; see aria.]
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Word Origin & History

arioso 
"melodious, in a melodious way," 1742, from It. aria "melody" (see aria).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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