parlando

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noun

A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.

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Meanings

nounparlando (plural parlandos)

plural parlandos

  1. entertainmentA piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
adjectiveparlando (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDeclamatory in style; in recitative.

    Synonyms: parlante

adverbparlando (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a declamatory style.

    Synonyms: parlante

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDeclamatory in style; in recitative.

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adverbIn a declamatory style.

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Origin

  1. Italianparlando“saying”
  2. Englishparlando

From Italian parlando (“saying”).

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APA

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MLA

“parlando.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlando. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parlando,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlando.

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