"motet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From French motet. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|motet}} French motet Head templates: {{en-noun}} motet (plural motets)
  1. A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem. Wikipedia link: motet Translations (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style): մոտետ (motet) (Armenian), moteto (Esperanto), motett (Estonian), motetti (Finnish), motet [masculine] (French), მოტეტი (moṭeṭi) (Georgian), Motette [feminine] (German), μοτέτο (motéto) (Greek), mótetta [feminine] (Icelandic), mottetto [masculine] (Italian), 모테트 (moteteu) (Korean), motectum [Medieval-Latin, neuter] (Latin), motetas (Lithuanian), Motett (Luxembourgish), motett [masculine] (Norwegian), песнопе́ние (pesnopénije) [neuter] (Russian), моте́т (motét) [masculine] (Russian), motete [masculine] (Spanish), motett [common-gender] (Swedish), โมเท็ต (Thai)

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