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sonata

noun

/səˈnɑːtə/

Meaning

A musical composition for one or more instruments, typically in several movements.

She performed a beautiful Beethoven sonata on the piano.

composition, piece, symphony, concerto, opus

silence, noise

piano sonata, violin sonata, classical sonata, Beethoven sonata

the beginning of something; a ceremony for conferring academic degrees

a sculpture or model of a person, often made to be destroyed in protest or anger

a person who gives money or help to a cause or individual

a system of writing using pictures or symbols, used especially by ancient Egyptians

the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words in poetry or prose

the title given to Jesus, considered the Messiah in Christianity