/ ˈɑːriə; NAmE / noun
a song for one voice, especially in an opera or oratorio
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Italian , from Latin aer air.
/ ˈɑːriə; NAmE / noun
a song for one voice, especially in an opera or oratorio
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Italian , from Latin aer air.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005