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Webster 1913 Edition

Motet

Mo-tet′

,

Noun.

[F., a dim. of

mot

word; cf. It.

mottetto

, dim. of

motto

word, device. See

,

.]

(Mus.)

A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.

Webster 1828 Edition

Motet

MO'TET

,

Noun.

A musical composition; an air or hymn.

Definition 2024

mötet

mötet

See also: motet

Swedish

Noun

mötet

definite singular of möte