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"In alla breve time."
],
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"alla breve",
"alla breve"
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"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete, music) In alla breve time."
],
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"music"
]
}
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"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˌæ.kəˈpɛl.ə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˌæ.kæˈpɛl.ə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˌɑ kəˈpɛl.ə/",
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"US"
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},
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"rhymes": "-ɛlə"
},
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{
"tags": [
"misspelling"
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},
{
"tags": [
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],
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},
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{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "阿卡貝拉"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "ākǎbèilā",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "阿卡贝拉"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "無伴奏合唱"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúbànzòu héchàng",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "无伴奏合唱"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a capella"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "kíséret nélkül"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akapera",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "アカペラ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "banju eopge",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "반주 없게"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "akapella",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "아카펠라"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "ad sacellum"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "kapela"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bi-sâz",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "بیساز"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "à capela"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "a kapɛ́lla",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "а капе́лла"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a capela"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "sayil"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "akapella"
}
],
"word": "a cappella"
}
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"3": "a cappella",
"4": "",
"5": "in the manner of the Sistine chapel"
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"name": "bor"
}
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],
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"text": "An a cappella group sang during the wedding reception.",
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"Singing solely or mainly without instrumental accompaniment."
],
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[
"music",
"music"
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"(music) Singing solely or mainly without instrumental accompaniment."
],
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"not-comparable"
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"lifestyle",
"music"
]
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"en:Music"
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"ref": "2012, Joshua S. Duchan, Powerful Voices, page 2",
"text": "Socially, a cappella groups tend to be tight-knit ensembles in which close interpersonal relationships are formed.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Related to a form of purely vocal music mostly associated with American college performance groups."
],
"links": [
[
"music",
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],
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"(music, US) Related to a form of purely vocal music mostly associated with American college performance groups."
],
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"US",
"not-comparable"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
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"en:Music"
],
"glosses": [
"alla breve."
],
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
],
[
"alla breve",
"alla breve"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete, music) alla breve."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable",
"obsolete"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˌæ.kəˈpɛl.ə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌæ.kæˈpɛl.ə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌɑ kəˈpɛl.ə/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛlə"
},
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"tags": [
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{
"tags": [
"misspelling"
],
"word": "acapella"
},
{
"tags": [
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"word": "a-cappella"
}
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"translations": [
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "cing¹ coeng³",
"sense": "singing solely or mainly without instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "清唱"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "singing solely or mainly without instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "a cappella"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "singing solely or mainly without instrumental accompaniment",
"word": "kíséret nélküli"
}
],
"word": "a cappella"
}
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