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a cappella

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1. a cappella - Noun

2. a cappella - Adjective

3. a cappella - Adverb

5. a cappella - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal.

A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

a-cappella

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Examples

I make sure I sing a cappella to let people know I can sing. T-Pain

I'll do a cappella stuff, rock 'n' roll and swing stuff. Juice Newton

I played piano back in my elementary school days and I sang a cappella back in college. Masi Oka

I think there are rock stars within every subgenre, and for people who are obsessed with musical theater Sutton Foster and Audra MacDonald are like Beyonce to them. I'm sure the a cappella world has their own version of that, and that exists in every geeky subculture. Anna Kendrick

My friend and I sang an a cappella rendition of Extreme's 'More Than Words' at one of our football pep rallies in a desperate attempt to look cool. For a while, I wore pink Converse All Stars because I thought it made me seem daring and irreverent. Ed Helms

they sang an a cappella Mass Source: Internet

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