Serenade : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Serenade	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
serenade n a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form Synonym(s): divertimento, serenade a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman v sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serenade \Ser`*enade"\, n. [F. s[82]r[82]nade, It. serenata, probably fr. L. serenus serene (cf. {Serene}), misunderstood as a derivative fr. L. serus late. Cf. {Soir[82]e}.] (Mus.) (a) Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; -- usually applied to musical entertainments given in the open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit of gallantry, under the windows of ladies. (b) A piece of music suitable to be performed at such times.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Serenaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serenading}.] To entertain with a serenade.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, v. i. To perform a serenade.