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cantata noun. E18.
[Italian (sc. aria air), fem. pa. pple of cantare sing.]
Music. An extended composition for one or more voices with instrumental accompaniment; orig., a narrative recitative or sequence of recitatives and ariettas, for solo voice; later, a choral work resembling a short oratorio.