Added 9 October 2026
sonata
/səˈnɑːtə/ noun
Latin root: sonāre Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sonata at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms.
Origin
From Italian sonata, from the feminine past participle of sonare (modern suonare), from Latin sonāre (“to make sound”). Doublet of sounded.
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