a cappella
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a cap·pel·la
(ä′ kə-pĕl′ə)adv. Music
Without instrumental accompaniment.
[Italian : a, in the manner of + cappella, chapel, choir.]
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a cappella
ora capella
adj, adv
(Classical Music) music without instrumental accompaniment
[Italian: literally, according to (the style of the) chapel]
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a cap•pel•la
(ˌɑ kəˈpɛl ə)adv., adj.
without instrumental accompaniment.
[1875–80; < Italian: in the manner of a chapel (choir)]
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| Adj. | 1. | a cappella - sung without instrumental accompaniment; "they sang an a cappella Mass" unaccompanied - playing or singing without accompaniment; "the soloist sang unaccompanied" |
| Adv. | 1. | a cappella - without musical accompaniment; "they performed a cappella" |
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a cappella
a cappella
アカペラに
반주 없게
ad sacellum
kapela
a cappella
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