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Aubade
Pronunciation : Au`bade"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. aube the dawn, fr. L. albus white.]
Definition : Defn: An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning. Grove. The crowing cock . . . Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear. Longfellow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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