Definition of Contrafactum

1. Noun. (music) The substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music. ¹

2. Noun. (music) The use of a secular melody with a religious text. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contrafactum

contradistinct
contradistinction
contradistinctions
contradistinctive
contradistinctively
contradistinguish
contradistinguished
contradistinguishes
contradistinguishing
contradistinguisht
contrafact
contrafacta
contrafactive
contrafacts
contrafactual
contrafactum (current term)
contrafagotto
contrafield
contrafields
contrafissura
contrafissure
contrafissures
contraflow
contraflows
contragestion
contragestive
contragestives
contragredient
contragrediently
contraharmonic mean

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