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Meaning of "cantilena" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CANTILENA

Italian, from Latin cantilēna a song.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CANTILENA

ˌkæntɪˈleɪnə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANTILENA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cantilena is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANTILENA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Il Cantilena

Il Cantilena is the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language. It dates from the 15th century but was not found until 1966 or 1968 by Prof. Godfrey Wettinger and Fr. M. Fsadni. The poem is attributed to Pietru Caxaro, and was recorded by Caxaro's nephew, Brandano, in his notarial register. Although written in Maltese, in Latin script, it was a very early Maltese that had not yet been influenced much by Italian or English, and as such is an example of historical Maltese.

Definition of cantilena in the English dictionary

The definition of cantilena in the dictionary is a smooth flowing style in the writing of vocal music.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANTILENA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANTILENA

cantic · canticle · Canticle of Canticles · Canticles · cantico · canticum · cantier · cantiest · cantilever · cantilever beam · cantilever bridge · cantillate · cantillation · cantillatory · cantily · cantina · cantiness · canting · canting arms · cantingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANTILENA

arena · Athena · Cartagena · catena · Cesena · euglena · galena · Helena · hyena · Jena · Lena · melena · Modena · Pasadena · phenomena · plena · Saint Helena · sena · Siena · vena

Synonyms and antonyms of cantilena in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cantilena» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CANTILENA

Find out the translation of cantilena to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cantilena from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cantilena» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

cantilena
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cantilena
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cantilena
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

cantilena
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نشيد الأنشاد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

кантиленная
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cantilena
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

cantilena
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cantilène
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cantilena
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kantilene
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

カンティレーナ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

cantilena
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cantilena
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cantilena
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

cantilena
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कॅंटीना
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cantilena
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cantilena
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kantylena
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

кантиленная
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cantilena
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cantilena
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kantilena
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kantilena
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cantilena
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cantilena

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTILENA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cantilena
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cantilena

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANTILENA»

Discover the use of cantilena in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cantilena and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cantilena:
Credits Volume Edizioni TITLE Cantilena AUTHOR George Ripley COLLECTION Alchemy Firstpublished : 2013 ... Cantilena Behold ! and in this Cantilena see The hidden secrets of Philosophy : What Joy ariseth from the Merry veines Of ...
George Ripley, 2014
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A Performer's Guide to Medieval Music
Because the English distinction between motet and cantilena did not apply on the continent, we see greater freedom in combining text types and musical types: cantilena-style motets were no longer exclusively Marian, but were also ...
Ross W. Duffin, 2000
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The Motet in the Age of Du Fay
New and ultimately very significant to the history of the motet on the Continent is the inclusion of the English cantilena in the motet section of Bologna QJ5. I have suggested that the absorption of the English cantilena into the motet on the ...
Julie E. Cumming, 2003
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Introducing Maltese Linguistics: Selected Papers from the ...
The. vowel. system. of. Cantilena. Its. historical. development. Sumikazu. Yoda. Osaka University The main obstacle in the historical study of Arabic dialectology is the scarcity of old documents written in any dialect. Maltese, originating from the ...
Bernard Comrie, 2009
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The Flower of Paradise: Marian Devotion and Secular Song in ...
chanson than a fourteenth-century English cantilena. In its appropriation of a secular contrapuntal texture, the cantilena motet embodies a symbolic resonance between the secular poetics that characterized chanson texts and the Marian ...
David J. Rothenberg, 2011
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Conflict Talk: Sociolinguistic Investigations of Arguments ...
Dispute routines In examples 17 and 18 we saw that the "cantilena" emerged within the course of claim disputes. As we noted in our analysis of these examples the cantilena is a verbal routine in which the children produce a sing- song chant ...
Allen D. Grimshaw, 1990
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We're Friends, Right?: Inside Kids' Culture
Long turns with new information are especially difficult to produce, and challenging turns at talk in the cantilena, like Sara's, are appreciated by her peers . On the other hand, minimal participation keeps the cantilena going and is also valued.
William A. Corsaro, Ph.D., 2003
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Giving Voice to Love: Song and Self-Expression from the ...
It begins in the manner of a cantilena and ends or comes to a close in their fashion.”116 According to Grocheio's typology of monophonic vocal genres, a cantilena is a song-type that uses a structurally repeating refrain, whereas the cantus ...
‎2011
9
Omero tremila anni dopo
Mario Cantilena SUL DISCORSO DIRETTO IN OMERO 1. «Nei poemi omerici accadono molte cose orribili, ma accadono raramente senza che le bocche parlino». Cost si esprimeva Erich Auerbach, e almeno questa affermazione, nel molto ...
Franco Montanari, Paola Ascheri, 2002
10
Medieval Song in Romance Languages
Audoenus of Rouen uses the expression cantica gentilium, the 'songs of the gentiles' or 'pagans', in connection with the 'diabolical songs' with 'lewd and sensuous words', which could also imply use of the vernacular.64 The word cantilena ...
John Dickinson Haines, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANTILENA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cantilena is used in the context of the following news items.
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Community diary
7pm: CANTILENA SINGERS new members night. If you love to sing, why not join the Cantilena Singers Wagga. We are inviting new members ... «The Leader, Jul 15»
2
Cantilena Festival Players come to Lanark
The Players will be showcasing a mix of folk and classical music on Monday, June 29, at 7.30pm in St Nicholas Church. Entry is free and there ... «Carluke Gazette, Jun 15»
3
The Cantilena
Fr Mark Montebello's article entitled 'Who really discovered the Cantilena?' (Culture and Entertainment, The Sunday Times of Malta, June 14) ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
4
Christianity controversy
... for the solid contributions he made during his life to Maltese medieval history – place names, Jews, slavery, Cantilena and Maltese language, ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
5
St. Louis opera mounts a stylish 'Lionheart,' gripping 'Emmeline'
The luminous beauty with which Biller floated her silken ribbons of cantilena well suited Costanza's languishing laments, while Guthrie's rich, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
6
'Fsadni hid Caxaro's Cantilena from Wettinger for three months'
Dominican priest Mark Montebello says it was Michael Fsadni, and not historian Godfrey Wettinger who found Peter Caxaro's famous Cantilena ... «MaltaToday, Jun 15»
7
Who really discovered the Cantilena?
I personally miss them both very much. Now, to come to my claim that it had been Fsadni alone who had discovered Caxaro's Cantilena back in ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
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Ernest Tomlinson (1924-2015) has died at 90
English light music composer Ernest Tomlinson, known for orchestral pieces including An English Overture, Little Serenade, Cantilena and ... «Classical Music, Jun 15»
9
Fabio Biondi (violin/director) Europa Galante
Memorable moments include the bravura solo passages of the finales of RV367 and RV390; the ornamented solo cantilena of the Andante of ... «The Strad, Jun 15»
10
The pursuit of glorification
In 2009, my father, Frans Sammut (1945-2011), had published an original interpretation of the Cantilena based on the works of a Spanish ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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