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perpetual canons

perpetual canons is the plural of perpetual canon.

Meaning of perpetual canon

Noun

perpetual canon (plural perpetual canons)

  1. 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.

Questions about perpetual canons

What is perpetual canons the plural of?
Perpetual canons is the plural of perpetual canon.

Words near perpetual canons in the dictionary

  1. perpetual
  2. perpetual beta
  3. perpetual bond
  4. perpetual bonds
  5. perpetual canon
  6. perpetual canons
  7. perpetual check
  8. perpetual checks
  9. perpetual curate
  10. perpetual curates
  11. perpetual futures

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