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perpetual canon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
per-pet-u-al -canon
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A limited type of canon in which three or more voices sing exactly the same melody at the unison (and may continue repeating it indefinitely), but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together.

Inflected Forms

perpetual canons (plural)

Synonyms

infinite canon round

Questions

What does perpetual canon mean?
A limited type of canon in which three or more voices sing exactly the same melody at the unison (and may continue repeating it indefinitely), but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together.

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