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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aria \A"ri*a\, noun [It., fr. L. a["e]r. See {Air}.] (Mus.) An air or song; a melody; a tune.
Note: The Italian term is now mostly used for the more elaborate accompanied melodies sung by a single voice, in operas, oratorios, cantatas, anthems, etc., and not so much for simple airs or tunes.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
aria
noun
1: an elaborate song for solo voice
2: an elaborate song for solo voice
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "aria": air, aria buffa, aria cantabile, aria da capo, aria da chiesa, aria di bravura, aria di coloratura, aria fugata, aria parlante, arietta, arioso, bravura, cantabile, canto, cantus, coloratura, descant, ditty, hymn, lay, lied, line, measure, melodia, melodic line, melody, note, recitative, refrain, solo, solo part, song, soprano part, strain, treble, tune
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