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recital |
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a detailed account or description of something |
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recital |
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a detailed statement giving facts and figures |
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recital |
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a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance |
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register language |
Noun
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a tone language that uses different voice registers |
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radiation pattern |
Noun
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graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
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radiation diagram |
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graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
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revue |
Noun
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a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians |
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reharmonization |
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a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised |
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reharmonisation |
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a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised |
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riff |
Noun
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a jazz ostinato |
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riff |
Verb
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play riffs |
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riff |
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look through a book or other written material |
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recessional march |
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a march to be played for processions |
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religious song |
Noun
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religious music for singing |
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ragtime |
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music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) |
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refrain |
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the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers |
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refrain |
Verb
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choose not to consume |
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refrain |
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resist doing something |
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requiem |
Noun
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a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person |
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rap music |
Noun
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genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment |
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rhythm and blues |
Noun
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a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians |
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rockabilly |
Noun
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a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s |
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rock 'n' roll |
Noun
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a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s |
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rock'n'roll |
Noun
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a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s |
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rock-and-roll |
Noun
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a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s |
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rock and roll |
Noun
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a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s |
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rock music |
Noun
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a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s, usually featuring an electric guitar |
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roundelay |
Noun
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a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain |
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reggae |
Noun
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popular music originating in the West Indies |
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riddle canon |
Noun
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a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries) |
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religious music |
Noun
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genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies |
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rondo |
Noun
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a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata |
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repetitiveness |
Noun
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verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions |
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repetitiousness |
Noun
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verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions |
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rallying cry |
Noun
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a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle |
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rallying cry |
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a slogan used to rally support for a cause |
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rhythmic pattern |
Noun
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(prosody) a system of versification |
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rime |
Noun
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correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) |
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rime |
Noun
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ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) |
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rime |
Verb
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compose rhymes |
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rime |
Verb
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be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable |
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rhyme royal |
Noun
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a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter |
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recitative |
Noun
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a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech |
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rhetorical device |
Noun
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a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
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roar |
Noun
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a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) |
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roar |
Noun
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a deep prolonged loud noise |
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roar |
Noun
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the sound made by a lion |
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roar |
Verb
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laugh unrestrainedly and heartily |
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roar |
Verb
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utter words loudly and forcefully |
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roar |
Verb
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make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles |