a|ri|a

a|ri|a «AH ree uh, AIR ee-», noun.

1. a song for a single voice, often nsisting of two or three parts, with instrumental or vocal accompaniment, in an opera, oratorio, or cantata.

2. a song for a voice or instrument; air; melody.

╂[< Italian aria < Latin āera, accusative, air < Greek āéra]