MADRIGAL
\mˈadɹɪɡə͡l], \mˈadɹɪɡəl], \m_ˈa_d_ɹ_ɪ_ɡ_əl]\
Definitions of MADRIGAL
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.
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An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee.
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A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.
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An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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An elaborate vocal composition in five or six parts: a short poem expressing a graceful and tender thought.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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