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Definition of a cappella adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

a cappella

adjective

/ˌæ kəˈpelə/,

/ˌɑː kəˈpelə/

/ˌæ kəˈpelə/,

/ˌɑː kəˈpelə/

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(of music) for singing voices alone, without musical instruments
Word OriginItalian, literally ‘in chapel style’.

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