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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aubade \Au`bade"\, n. [F., fr. aube the dawn, fr. L. albus white.] An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning. --Grove. [1913 Webster] The crowing cock . . . Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]