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sonare
Latin · ancient
"to sound"
meaning "to sound"
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sonata
Italian · 1600s
"a played instrumental piece"
literally "sounded", a piece meant to be played rather than sung
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sonata
English · 1700s
"a musical composition for one or two instruments"
adopted directly from Italian
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