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–noun

1.	an air or melody.

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

[Origin: 1735–45; < It; see air¹

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A·ri·a

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–noun Classical Mythology.

a nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.

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n.

A solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment, as in an opera.
An air; a melody.

[Italian, from Latin āera, accusative of āēr, air, from Greek āēr; see wer-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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aria

from It., lit. "air."

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aria
noun
an elaborate song for solo voice

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aria [(ahr-ee-uh)]

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.

Note: Some composers, such as Richard Wagner, have felt that arias interrupt the action of opera too much and hence have written operas without them.

[Chapter:] Fine Arts

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Aria

A"ri*a\, n. [It., fr. L. a["e]r. See Air.] (Mus.) An air or song; a melody; a tune.

Note: The Italian term is now mostly used for the more elaborate accompanied melodies sung by a single voice, in operas, oratorios, cantatas, anthems, etc., and not so much for simple airs or tunes.

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ARIA
advanced range instrumented aircraft

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