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sonatina

[ son-uh-tee-nuh; Italian saw-nah-tee-nah ]

noun

, Music.
, plural son·a·ti·nas, son·a·ti·ne [son-, uh, -, tee, -ney, saw-nah-, tee, -ne].
  1. a short or simplified sonata.

sonatina

/ ˌsɒnəˈtiːnə /

noun

  1. a short sonata
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sonatina1

1715–25; < Italian, diminutive of sonata
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sonatina1

C19: from Italian
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Example Sentences

Beethoven wrote for it a Sonatina per il mandolino, dedicated to his friend Krumpholz.

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