Meaning & use
a cappella
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Sung or performed without any instrumental accompaniment.
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The choir performed the anthem a cappella in the cathedral.
Their college group specializes in a cappella covers of pop songs.
A note on using this word
The standard spelling is two words, 'a cappella' (Italian for 'in chapel style'); 'acapella' is a common but nonstandard variant often seen in casual writing.
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2. adjective
Describing music performed without instruments.
It was an a cappella arrangement of the folk song.
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