| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A short song, in one or more parts.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CANZONET" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references) |
| Etymology:Canzonet \Can`zo*net"\, noun. [Italian canzonetta, diminutive of canzone.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CANZONET
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A little or short song, in one, two or three parts. It sometimes consists of two strains, each of which is sung twice. Sometimes it is a species of jig.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy. 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 213: Besides what I have said of one of their warlike songs, I have another amorous canzonet, which beginneth in this sence... (references) | ||
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