Music.
1. a tone sustained by one part, usually the bass, while other parts progress without reference to it.
2. a passage containing it. Also called organ point, pedal note .
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PEDAL POINT
Meaning of PEDAL POINT in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012