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motet
mo·tet [ mō tét ] (plural mo·tets)


noun 
Definition:
 
vocal composition based on sacred text: a vocal composition with parts for different voices, usually based on a sacred text
[14th century. < Old French, "little word" < Latin muttire "to murmur"]
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