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madrigal
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
madrigal
(noun)
madrigal
/
ˈ
mædrɪgəl/
noun
plural
madrigals
madrigal
/
ˈ
mædrɪgəl/
noun
plural
madrigals
Britannica Dictionary definition of MADRIGAL
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a type of song for several singers without instruments that was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
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