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Definition of: villanella
(vil′ə·nel′ə, Ital. vēl′lä·nel′lä) noun plural ·nel·le (-nel′ē, Ital. -nel′lā)
1. A light, rustic part song, or dance accompanying it.
2. An early form of madrigal, popular in Naples during the sixteenth century. [<Ital., fem. dim. of villano <LL villanus. See VILLAIN.]
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