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adaptation collapse: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light); a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"; the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

trio collapse: a musical composition for three performers; three people considered as a unit; a set of three similar things considered as a unit; three performers or singers who perform together

melodious collapse: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"

duet collapse: a musical composition for two performers; two performers or singers who perform together

psalm collapse: any sacred song used to praise the deity; one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David; sing or celebrate in psalms; "He psalms the works of God"

requiem collapse: a Mass celebrated for the dead; a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

offertory collapse: the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God; the offerings of the congregation at a religious service

euphonious collapse: having a pleasant sound; "a euphonious trill of silver laughter"; (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"

invention collapse: the act of inventing; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation; the creation of something in the mind

gospel collapse: a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"; the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"; folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

paean collapse: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)

classic collapse: a creation of the highest excellence; an artist who has created classic works; characteristic of the classical artistic and literary traditions; adhering to established standards and principles; "a classic proof"

transcription collapse: a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording); something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation; (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

version collapse: manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery); something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"; an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"

descant collapse: a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody; talk at great length about something of one's interest; sing in descant

transcribe collapse: convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA; make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"; write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"; rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

hymn collapse: a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation); praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"; sing a hymn

musical collapse: a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing; characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy"; talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family"; characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments"

notation collapse: the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters; a technical system of symbols used to represent special things

septet collapse: a musical composition written for seven performers; seven people considered as a unit; a set of seven similar things considered as a unit; seven performers or singers who perform together

dulcet collapse: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"; extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"

ballad collapse: a narrative poem of popular origin; a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

opera collapse: a building where musical dramas are performed; a commercial browser; a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

theory collapse: a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"; a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"

intonation collapse: the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations; the act of singing in a monotonous tone; singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong; rise and fall of the voice pitch

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