serenade
noun/ˌsɛrəˈneɪd/
Frequency rank: #13,841 most common English word
Meaning
a piece of music sung or played outdoors at night, typically by a lover beneath a loved one's window.
Example sentence
He stood beneath her window and performed serenade for her on his guitar.
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