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Abgesang

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Ab·​ge·​sang | \ ˈäp-gə-ˌzäng How to pronounce Abgesang (audio) \

Definition of Abgesang

: the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form — compare stollen entry 1

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First Known Use of Abgesang

1858, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Abgesang

borrowed from German Abgesang, from ab- "down, from" (going back to Old High German ab, aba, preposition) + Gesang "song, singing," going back to Middle High German gesanc, from ge-, collective prefix (going back to Old High German ge-, ga-) + sanc "song, singing," going back to Old High German

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“Abgesang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Abgesang. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.

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