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plural arias · plural arie

1. entertainmentA musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

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1. historicalregion in modern-day Afghanistan

1. A female given name from English.

   Aria Montgomery burrowed her face in her best friend Alison DiLaurentis's lawn.

   2006, Sara Shepard, chapter 1, in Pretty Little Liars, Hachette Digital, →ISBN

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   Aria is not surprised to hear there is an Ardat-Yakshi on the planet. There have been reports of bodies and minds drained in ways only the Ardat-Yakshi are capable of. Aria tells you that Morinth’s last victim was a young human woman who lived in the tenements near Afterlife.

   2010, Catherine Browne, “Walkthrough”, in Mass Effect 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Science Fiction), Roseville, CA: Prima Games, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 190, column 1