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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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Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The first thing Seyfried recorded in studio was an a cappella song for a scene late in the film — the lyric is “How can I but love my dear faithful children?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

The exhibit also commissioned the first-ever recording of “El Pendón Estrellado,” sung by the a cappella ensemble Coral Cantigas under the musical direction of Diana Sáez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

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

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

Now it sounded like her math teacher that one time he had tried to perform a cappella but had stepped on a Lego piece.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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