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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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Garcia played guitar on the couple’s 1975 album, “Keith & Donna,” and harmonized with the pair on the a cappella track “Who Was John.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“When I Needed You” climaxed with a moving a cappella singalong that had virtually the entire crowd belting Jepsen’s lines about discovering how far is too far to go to accommodate a selfish partner.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

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

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

But as soon as it was over, I went back and listened to “Springsteen” a cappella in 30-mile-an-hour winds that night, and I knew it was good.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

Even a cappella, even through the automatic double doors, she sounds good.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman