English Explanatory Dictionary

faburden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of counterpoint with a drone bass.
  2. A succession of chords of the sixth.
  3. A refrain.

Word forms

faburden faburdens fauxbourdon

Etymology

From French faux bourdon. See false, and burden (“a verse”).

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