Etymology

arioso

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Today it means: A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria. Full definition →

Italian arioso
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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed fromarioso
  2. Italian · borrowed fromarioso
  3. English todayarioso

Borrowed from Italian arioso.

Words from the same roots

Italianarioso all →

ariose

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