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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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Year: 2017 Compiled by: Lawrence Ware Of note: Number of a cappella groups represented in this list: 1.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Earlier in the day, Hill and Jean surprised fans with a pop-up appearance in London's Piccadilly Circus, performing an a cappella rendition of Ready or Not.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

“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

There was a piano at the audition but not at the show, so he got up onstage and sang a Brian McKnight song a cappella.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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