Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrafactum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-trafac-tum
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music.

noun

The use of a secular melody with a religious text.

Etymology

From Latin. Piecewise doublet of counterfeit.

Inflected Forms

contrafacta (plural)

Questions

What does contrafactum mean?: The substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music.
Where does contrafactum come from?: From Latin. Piecewise doublet of counterfeit.

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