Abgesang

noun

Ab·​ge·​sang ˈäp-gə-ˌzäng 

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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