Motet

//moʊˈtɛt//

Synonyms for "motet" (31 found)

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Translations

25 translations across 23 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • մոտետ noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Czech

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  • motet noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)
  • moteto noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Dutch

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  • motet noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • moteto noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Estonian

1 entries
  • motett noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Finnish

1 entries
  • motetti noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

French

1 entries
  • motet noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მოტეტი noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

German

1 entries
  • Motette noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Greek

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  • μοτέτο noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Icelandic

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  • mótetta noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Italian

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  • mottetto noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Korean

1 entries
  • 모테트 noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Latin

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  • motectum noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • motetas noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Luxembourgish

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  • Motett noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • motett noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Polish

1 entries
  • motet noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • moteto noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Russian

2 entries
  • моте́т noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)
  • песнопе́ние noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Spanish

1 entries
  • motete noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Swedish

1 entries
  • motett noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Thai

1 entries
  • โมเท็ต noun (a composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style)

Sample sentences

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Singing their holiday concert from memory, the group sounded confident and expressive in pieces ranging from a medley of Barry Manilow songs to renaissance motets.

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