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motet

  • /moʊˈtɛt/

Rhymes with -ɛt

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From French motet.

noun motets

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

Españolmotete
한국어모테트 moteteu
Portuguêsmoteto
Françaismotet
DeutschMotette
Italianomottetto
Ελληνικάμοτέτο motéto
Русскийпеснопе́ние pesnopénije, моте́т motét

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"motet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/motet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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motet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/motet

Chicago

"motet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/motet.

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@misc{motet_2026,
  title = {motet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/motet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}