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SERENADE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

Synonyms:

divertimento; serenade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("serenade" is a kind of...):

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

Derivation:

serenade (sing and play for somebody)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A song characteristically played outside the house of a woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("serenade" is a kind of...):

song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "serenade"):

belling; callathump; callithump; charivari; chivaree; shivaree (a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple)

Derivation:

serenade (sing and play for somebody)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sing and play for somebody

Example:

She was serenaded by her admirers

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "serenade" is one way to...):

do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot serenade Sue

Derivation:

serenade (a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form)

serenade (a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman)

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