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How do you use Cantilena in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Cantilena in a sentence

Cantilena meaning

A vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style.

Using Cantilena

  • The main meaning on this page is: A vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style.

Context around Cantilena

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

beautiful 1× new 1× magic 1× rare 1× long 1×

Often after:

beautiful 1× new 1× magic 1× rare 1× melodies 1× form 1×

Sentence patterns with Cantilena

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and always cantilena beautiful cantilena 1× cantilena beautiful cantilena new cantilena 1× cantilena magic cantilena rare cantilena 1× cantilena new cantilena magic cantilena 1× cantilena rare cantilena 1× figures long cantilena melodies and 1× it is cantilena and always 1× melody in cantilena form 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his own taste 1× the second group 1× this melodramma eroico 1×

Common sentence endings:

and internal connectedness 1× cantilena rare cantilena 1× in cantilena form 1×

Words around Cantilena

Just before it in the word index:

cantil 3 cantigas 11 canticles 6 canticle 6 canticas 2 cantica 2

Just after it in the word index:

cantilever 42 cantilevered 25 cantilevers 3 cantillation 6 cantillo 3 cantillon 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Cantilena

  • In this selection, "cantilena" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, beautiful, new, magic, beautiful, new and magic stand out and add context to how "cantilena" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and always cantilena beautiful cantilena and cantilena beautiful cantilena new cantilena. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cantilena" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cantilena

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The second group is mostly a melody in cantilena form. (10 words)

This melodramma eroico was described by poet Giuseppe Carpani thus: "It is cantilena and always cantilena: beautiful cantilena, new cantilena, magic cantilena, rare cantilena". (24 words)

His own taste for flashy brilliances, rhythmically complex melodies and figures, long cantilena melodies, and virtuoso flourishes was merged with an appreciation for formal coherence and internal connectedness. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

His own taste for flashy brilliances, rhythmically complex melodies and figures, long cantilena melodies, and virtuoso flourishes was merged with an appreciation for formal coherence and internal connectedness. (28 words)

This melodramma eroico was described by poet Giuseppe Carpani thus: "It is cantilena and always cantilena: beautiful cantilena, new cantilena, magic cantilena, rare cantilena". (24 words)

The second group is mostly a melody in cantilena form. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

This melodramma eroico was described by poet Giuseppe Carpani thus: "It is cantilena and always cantilena: beautiful cantilena, new cantilena, magic cantilena, rare cantilena".

His own taste for flashy brilliances, rhythmically complex melodies and figures, long cantilena melodies, and virtuoso flourishes was merged with an appreciation for formal coherence and internal connectedness.

The second group is mostly a melody in cantilena form.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cantilena" in a sentence?
An example: "This melodramma eroico was described by poet Giuseppe Carpani thus: "It is cantilena and always cantilena: beautiful cantilena, new cantilena, magic cantilena, rare cantilena"." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "cantilena" from authentic English texts.
What does "cantilena" mean?
Cantilena means: A vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style.
How many example sentences with "cantilena" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "cantilena", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.