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arietta

[ar-ee-et-uh; It. ah-ree-et-tah]

ar·i·et·ta

[ar-ee-et-uh; It. ah-ree-et-tah]
noun, plural -et·tas, -et·te [-et-uh; It. -et-te] . Music.
a short aria.
Also, ar·i·ette [ar-ee-et] .


Origin:
1735–45; < Italian, equivalent to ari(a) aria + -etta -ette
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Arietta is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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arietta or ariette (ˌærɪˈɛtə, Italian ariˈetta, ˌærɪˈɛt)
 
n , pl -ettas, -ette, -ettes
a short relatively uncomplicated aria
 
[C18: from Italian, diminutive of aria]
 
ariette or ariette (ˌærɪˈɛtə, Italian ariˈetta, ˌærɪˈɛt, -ˈette)
 
n
 
[C18: from Italian, diminutive of aria]

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