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Serenaded

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ser⋅e⋅nade

  [ser-uh-neyd] noun, verb, -nad⋅ed, -nad⋅ing.
Use Serenaded in a Sentence
–noun
1. a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
2. a piece of music suitable for such performance.
3. serenata (def. 2).
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. to entertain with or perform a serenade.
Origin:
1640–50; < F sérénade < It serenata; see serenata

Related forms:
ser⋅e⋅nad⋅er, noun
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ser·e·nade   (sěr'ə-nād', sěr'ə-nād')   
n.  

  1. Music A complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone.

  2. South Atlantic U.S. See shivaree. See Regional Note at shivaree.

  3. Music An instrumental composition written for a small ensemble and having characteristics of the suite and the sonata.

v.   ser·e·nad·ed, ser·e·nad·ing, ser·e·nades Music

v.   tr.
To perform a serenade for.
v.   intr.
To perform a serenade.

[French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno, calm, clear, the open air, from Latin serēnus; see serene.]
ser'e·nad'er n.
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Word Origin & History

serenade 
1649, "musical performance at night in open air" (esp. one given by a lover under the window of his lady), from Fr. sérénade, from It. serenata "an evening song," lit. "calm sky," from sereno "the open air," noun use of sereno "clear, calm," from L. serenus "peaceful, calm, serene." Sense infl. by It. sera "evening," from L. sera, fem. of serus "late." Meaning "piece of music suitable for a serenade" is attested from 1728. The verb is from 1668.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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