( v. i. )
Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song.
( v. i. )
Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012