UNDERSONG

Etymology

Noun

undersong (plural undersongs)

Accompanying strain or sound; accompaniment.

(figuratively) Subordinate and underlying idea, meaning or atmosphere; undertone.

(obsolete) The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain.

Anagrams

• Gunderson

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*song`, n.

1. The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain. Dryden.

2. Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone. In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend. Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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