I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alice suggested he try the Don's serenade from Don Giovanni.
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Fling myself at her black-stockinged feet while the Ally Pally sparrows sang a serenade .
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From the minaret, the muezzin's call to prayer mingled with the gentle serenade of mariachis.
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Here the composers introduce their serenades and discuss the thoughts behind their composition.
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I knew it would be an elaborate fantasy, a courtship, a serenade .
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Swan vision in ebony rising before us, each movement a serenade .
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There seems to be no exact definition, but serenade or divertimento would be equally appropriate.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Macy's Plaza, a pianist gracefully serenades shoppers and a fountain offers a soothing respite from the pounding sidewalks outside.
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Costa del Sol is a comment on the package holiday, a couple being serenaded by Antonio.
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Daryl Johnston, the most celebrated blocking back on the planet, is serenaded with moose calls anytime he touches the football.
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From three strategically located stages, well-known musical groups provide a dancing beat while roving bands serenade the crowd.
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He opened the Rabelais to a page and began reading, walking to the kitchen doorway to serenade Alice with the flow.
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I was down there serenading my heart out and they all started to pop their heads out of the window.
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There are the quiet, maudlin times: injured parties, slighted lovers, Chet Baker playing to serenade them.