capriccio
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Pronunciation
- IPA /kəˈpriːchoʊ/
Noun
capriccio noun
- A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.
- A fantastical thing or work; a caprice.
- A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting.
- A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.
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Synonyms
capercaperingcapriolecaperertittupcapricefriskalsgambolcrankgambadeprancegambadofriskingscamperinggallopfrisk
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