Cappella
Refrain
Refrain noun - A part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often.
Cappella and refrain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cappella" instead a noun "Refrain".
Nearby Words: refrained, refraining
Both words in one sentence
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Lyrical Cold Open: "Somethin' Bad" jumps right in with an a cappella refrain. Ms.
Source: Music / Miranda Lambert - Parodied in the song "Ohne Dich (Without You") by the German A Cappella band Wise Guys, in which the singer details all his attempts to destroy himself and has the refrain end in "Because life is beautiful... without you".
Source: Creator Breakdown / Music
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Refrain and Cappella. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cappella/refrain
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