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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arioso \A`ri*o"so\, adv. & a. [It.] (Mus.) In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

arioso n 1: (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria