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a cappella
adjective [before noun], adverb /ˌæ.kəˈpel.ə/
/ˌɑː-/ specializedDefinition
› sung by a group of people without any musical instrumentsTypes of songs
(Definition of a cappella adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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