serenade
noun/ˌserəˈneɪd/
/ˌserəˈneɪd/
- (in the past) a song or tune played or sung at night by a man outside the window of the woman he loves
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- a gentle piece of music in several parts, usually for a small group of instrumentsTopics Musicc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno ‘serene’.
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