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serenade

noun

  1. musical form
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verb

  1. to entertain (a lover) with musical performance given at night in open air
  2. perform a vocal accompaniment
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”), of uncertain origin (see there).

  1. A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.

    From me to thee glad serenades, / Dances for thee I propose saluting thee, adornments and feastings for thee, / And the sights of the open landscape and the high-spread sky are fitting, / And life and the fields, and the huge and thoughtful night.

    A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade / Laying everybody low with a love song that he made

  2. An instrumental composition in several movements.

    “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” is a well-known serenade written by Mozart.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”), of uncertain origin (see there).

  1. To sing or play a serenade for (someone).

    The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.

  2. To woo someone.