serenade
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- noun
- /ˌsɛrəˈneɪd/
- He surprised her with a midnight serenade, filling the night air with love and melody.
- Moonlight Serenade
- Donkey Serenade
- a serenade song
Examples
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Letters, poems, and serenades were important in courtship, although they may appear to be novelistic devices.
Academic text (1999) -
Do you think we could get him to join me in a serenade to his lovely new bride, Daniella?
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Your serenade was very beautiful.
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Are they both dancing, or has a serenade just now ended?
Academic text (2001) -
In honor of this special occasion we'll have a birthday serenade.
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Let's give him a serenade.
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On the way out of the building, she says, "A most unlikely, but lovely serenade."
Fiction book (2000) -
It would be a beautiful serenade.
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I figured Mrs. Keene had told him about the previous night's serenade, but I was past caring.
Fiction book (2002) -
A little lunchtime serenade?
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How Romantic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Serenade comes from the Italian word serenata, which is related to serene and means 'calm' or 'clear'. Picture a singer under a lover's window on a quiet night — that image explains why a serenade is a song sung outdoors, especially at night, for someone you love.