WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mis•sa can•ta•ta
(mis′ə kən tä′tə),USA pronunciation
- Music, Religiona Mass whose music is equivalent to that of the High Mass but that is less elaborate in its celebration. Also called sung Mass.
- Late Latin: literally, sung mass; see mass, cantata
- 1900–05
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