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a cappella

[ah kuh-pel-uh, ah kahp-pel-lah] / ˌɑ kəˈpɛl ə, ˌɑ kɑpˈpɛl lɑ /
ADJECTIVE
without instruments
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ADVERB
without instruments
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He even manages to pull off an a cappella version of the 2004 Mario R&B ballad “Let Me Love You” without drifting into cringe territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“I loved my brother,” he sings, a cappella.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

For this nearly a cappella doo-wop number, Joel sang every vocal part himself when a group he and Ramone had brought into the studio couldn’t stay in tune.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

It plays softly in the background, and then Bono sings it, solo, a cappella.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

It had filled with colleagues and students and meditation teachers and therapists and nurses and a cappella groups.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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