HyperDic: enigma_canon

English > 1 sense of the expression enigma canon:
NOUNcommunicationenigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canona canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
English > enigma canon: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries).
Synonymsenigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon
BroadercanonA contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

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