a cappella
a cappella · a cappellas
A vocal performance with no instrumental accompanimentA vocal performance with no instrumental accompaniment.
UK/ˌæ.kəˈpɛl.ə/US/ˌɑ kəˈpɛl.ə/
» I'm going to be singing a cappella at a friend's wedding ceremony.
fcbond · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA vocal performance with no instrumental accompaniment.
Examples
4 sentencesI'm going to be singing a cappella at a friend's wedding ceremony.
The classified ad wanted female singers to form an a cappella group.
They're singing a cappella.
A cappella concerts are being held on campuses around the country, and many are sold out, packed tighter than sporting events.
Origin
Borrowed from Italian a cappella (“in the manner of the [Sistine] chapel”), referring to nBorrowed from Italian a cappella (“in the manner of the [Sistine] chapel”), referring to non-instrumental choirs.
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Forms
plural: a cappellasWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpercapella