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1. (n.) madrigal
an unaccompanied polyphonic secular vocal composition, esp. of the 16th and 17th centuries.
2. madrigal
part song; glee.
3. madrigal
a short lyric poem of medieval times.
Etymology: (1580–90; < It madrigale < ML mātricāle something simple)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) madrigal
an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
2. (verb) madrigal
sing madrigals
"The group was madrigaling beautifully"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) madrigal
a little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought
2. (noun) madrigal
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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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. madrigal
a short lyric containing some pleasant thought or sweet sentiment daintily expressed; applied also to vocal music of a similar character.
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Sense: a type of song for several voices singing unaccompanied in harmony.
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 Afrikaans: madrigaal |
 Arabic: قَصيدَه غَزَلِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: мадригал |
 Brazilian: madrigal |
 Czech: madrigal |
 German: das Madrigal |
 Danish: madrigal |
 Greek: είδος τραγουδιού για χορω |
 Spanish: madrigal |
 Estonian: madrigal |
 Farsi: سرود بزمی |
 Finnish: madrigaali |
 French: madrigal |
 Hebrew: מַדרִיגָל |
 Hindi: कजली |
 Croatian: madrigal |
 Hungarian: madrigál |
 Indonesian: nyanyian |
 Icelandic: madrígal |
 Italian: madrigale |
 Japanese: マドリガル |
 Korean: 마드리갈(무반주 합창곡) |
 Lithuanian: madrigalas |
 Latvian: madrigāls |
 Malay: nyanyian madrigal |
 Dutch: madrigaal |
 Norwegian: madrigal |
 Polish: madrygał |
 Persian: كورس سرود بزمی |
 Pashto: كورس سندره |
 Portuguese: madrigal |
 Romanian: madrigal |
 Russian: мадригал |
 Slovak: madrigal |
 Slovenian: madrigal |
 Serbian: madrigal |
 Swedish: madrigal |
 Thai: เพลงประสานเสียง |
 Turkish: çalgısız söylenen şarkı, |
 Taiwanese: 無伴奏合唱曲 |
 Ukrainian: мадригал |
 Urdu: سازوں کے بغیر یکے بعد دیگ |
 Vietnamese: ca khúc madrigan |
 Chinese: 无乐器伴奏的合唱歌曲 |
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