serenata

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noun

A type of baroque cantata performed outdoors, in the evening, with mixed vocal and instrumental forces

OriginItalian serenata →
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Meanings

nounserenata (plural serenatas)

plural serenatas

  1. entertainmentA type of baroque cantata performed outdoors, in the evening, with mixed vocal and instrumental forces

    More’s the pity, for this work (technically a serenata) is a little gem, and Aulos polished it to a fine luster.

    2007 January 25, James R. Oestreich, “The Shepherd, the Sea Nymph and the Big Rock, Abridged”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italianserenata
  2. Englishserenata

Borrowed from Italian serenata. Doublet of serenade.

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APA

serenata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serenata

MLA

“serenata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serenata. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serenata,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serenata.

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