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motet definition

mo·tet (mō tet′)

noun

Music a contrapuntal, polyphonic song of a sacred nature, generally unaccompanied

Etymology: OFr dim. of mot, a word: see mot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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