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Stabat Mater
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Sta·bat Ma·ter (stä′bät mät′ər)
- a Latin hymn about the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus
- any musical setting of this hymn
Etymology: ML, lit., the mother was standing (the opening words of the text)
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