Sonata

n.

1.

(Mus.) An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc.

Noun

1.

sonata - a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

(operating system)

Sonata - The code name for the major Mac OS release due in mid-1999. http://devworld.apple.com/mkt/informed/appledirections/mar97/roadmap.html.

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