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sonatina

noun son·a·ti·na \ˌsä-nə-ˈtē-nə\

Definition of SONATINA

:  a short usually simplified sonata
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Origin of SONATINA

Italian, diminutive of sonata
First Known Use: 1764

Rhymes with SONATINA

amberina, Argentina, ballerina, casuarina, Catalina, cavatina, Chianina, concertina, Filipina, javelina, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Saint Helena, sand verbena, semolina, signorina, Teresina, Wilhelmina

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