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serenade

serenade - v 
sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers" 

wordplays

synonyms

aria, art song, barcarole (or barcarolle), blues, chanson, chant, chantey (or chanty or shanty), chorus, croon, descant (also discant), folk song, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, pop, rocker, round, roundelay, standard

in a sentence

He serenaded her from the garden below her window.

But Inyang Bassey stole the show with a surprise serenade for the groovy crowd.

Don't worry, this is not an out-of-season Valentine's serenade!

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etymology

1640s, "musical performance at night in open air" (especially one given by a lover under the window of his lady), from French sérénade (16c.), from Italian serenata "an evening song," literally "calm sky," from sereno "the open air," noun use of sereno "clear, calm," from Latin serenus "peaceful, calm, serene." Sense influenced by Italian sera "evening," from Latin sera, fem. of serus "late." Meaning "piece of music suitable for a serenade" is attested from 1728.

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