SONATINA


Meaning of SONATINA in English

ˌsänəˈtēnə noun

also son·a·tine |sänə|tēn

( plural sonatinas ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtēnəz ; or sonati·ne ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtē(ˌ)nā ; also sona·tines | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tēnz)

Etymology: sonatina from Italian, diminutive of sonata; sonatine from French, from Italian sonatina

: a short condensed sonata usually with little or no development section

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.