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arietta

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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; < It, equiv. to ari(a) aria + -etta -ette
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a·ri·et·ta   (ä'rē-ět'ə)   
n.  A short aria.

[Italian, diminutive of aria, aria; see aria.]
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