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Barcarole

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A Venetian gondolier's song with a rhythm suggestive of rowing.

n. A composition imitating a Venetian gondolier's song.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers

n. A composition in this style

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. An Italian boatman.

n. A simple song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.

n. A piece of instrumental music composed in imitation of such a song.

n. Also spelled barcarolle.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

Word Usage

"Farther off, at a fourth instrument in the oratory, a whole class of a dozen or more were taking a singing lesson, and just then joining in a "barcarole" (I think they called it), whereof I yet remember these words "fraîchë," "brisë," and "Venisë.""

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

song vocal

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