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Definitions for Madrigal
[1] a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation, popular especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
[2] a lyric poem suitable for being set to music, usually short and often of amatory character, especially fashionable in the 16th century and later, in Italy, France, England, etc.
[3] any part song.
[4] music a type of 16th- or 17th-century part song for unaccompanied voices with an amatory or pastoral text Compare glee (def. 2)
[5] a 14th-century Italian song, related to a pastoral stanzaic verse form
Words related to Madrigal
song, chorus, strain, lay, ditty, ballad, canticle, Noel, canzonet
Words nearby Madrigal
madre, madre de dios, madrepore, madreporite, madrid, madrigal, madrigalist, madrileño, madrilène, madrone, madroña
Origin of Madrigal
1580–90; < Italian madrigale < Medieval Latin mātricāle something simple, noun use of neuter of Late Latin mātricālis literally, of the womb. See matrix, -al1
Other words from Madrigal
mad·ri·gal·esque , adjective
mad·ri·gal·i·an [mad-ruh -gal -ee-uh n, -gal -yuh n, -gey -lee-uh n] /ˌmæd rəˈgæl i ən, -ˈgæl yən, -ˈgeɪ li ən/ , adjective
Word origin for Madrigal
C16: from Italian, from Medieval Latin mātricāle primitive, apparently from Latin mātrīcālis of the womb, from matrīx womb
Synonyms for Madrigal
Noel, ballad, canticle, chorus, ditty, lay, song, strain, Christmas song, canzonet