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Definition of
bel canto noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bel canto
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌbɛl ˈkɑntoʊ
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
music
)
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a style of
opera
or
opera
singing in the 19th century in which producing a beautiful tone was considered very important
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bel canto
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