"contrafactum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contrafacta [plural]
Etymology: From Latin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|contrafacta}} contrafactum (plural contrafacta)
  1. (music) The substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-contrafactum-en-noun-fjKnz2J3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 72 28 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) The use of a secular melody with a religious text. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-contrafactum-en-noun-6yFXHH5R Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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