Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An unaccompanied secular, usually homophonic choral composition, especially of the 1800s.
- noun An unaccompanied secular polyphonic song predating the madrigal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music, a vocal composition for two or more independent voices or parts; loosely, a glee or madrigal, and sometimes a round or catch. Part-songs are usually meant to be sung without accompaniment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A song with two or more voice parts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music A form of
unaccompanied , oftenhomophonic ,vocal composition usually for a few voices or a small choir
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a song with two or more voice parts
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thesaraheffect commented on the word part song
...part dance
September 17, 2009
reesetee commented on the word part song
A little bit country...
September 17, 2009