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Webster 1913 Edition

Aubade

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Auˊbade′

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Noun.
[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.
The crowing cock . . .
Sang his
aubade
with lusty voice and clear.
Longfellow.

Definition 2024

aubade

aubade

English

Noun

aubade ‎(plural aubades)

  1. A song or poem greeting or evoking the dawn.
  2. A morning love song; a song of lovers parting in the morning.

Translations

See also

French

Pronunciation

Noun

aubade f ‎(plural aubades)

  1. aubade (song; poem)
  2. aubade (love song)

Etymology

Borrowing from French aubade, from Old French albade, from Latin albus ‎(“white”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oʊˈbɑːd/

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