Rosalia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A festival of roses celebrated on various dates in the ancient Roman Empire, primarily in May, but scattered through mid-July.
  2. A female given name from Latin.
noun
  1. A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a tone or semi-tone higher or lower

Word forms

Rosalia rosalias

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Rosālia. Doublet of Rosalie.

Synonyms

melodic sequence

Related words

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