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aria

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːriə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑriə, ˈɛriə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'aria': (är′ē ə, âr′ē ə); 'Aria': (är′ē ə, ə rī′ə)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•ri•a /ˈɑriə, ˈɛriə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -as. 
  1. Music and Dancean elaborate melody sung solo, as in an opera.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•ri•a  (är′ē ə, âr′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancean air or melody.
  2. Music and Dancean elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, as in an opera or oratorio.
  • Italian; see air1
  • 1735–45

A•ri•a  (är′ē ə, ə rī′ə),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologya nymph, the mother of Miletus, by Apollo.

-aria, 
  1. a suffix occurring in scientific terms of Latin origin, esp. in names of biological genera and groups:filaria.
  • Latin: feminine singular or neuter plural of -ārius -ary

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aria /ˈɑːrɪə/ n
  1. an elaborate accompanied song for solo voice from a cantata, opera, or oratorio
    See also da capo
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian: tune, air
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