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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sonata

/sən-ät'-ə/ · So·na·ta · IPA /səˈnɑːtə/
01 n. An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, f…
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    An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc.(Mus.)