Abgesang

noun

Ab·ge·sang | \ ˈäp-gə-ˌzäng

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Definition of Abgesang

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

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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The first known use of Abgesang was in 1858

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