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meistergesang
Definition of meistergesang
meistergesänge
\-ˌzeŋə\1 : one of the songs of the meistersinger consisting of strophic mechanical verse usually didactic or religious in nature and composed according to strict rules to fit a few traditional monophonic melodies
2 : the songs of the meistersinger as a literary genre
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Origin and Etymology of meistergesang
German, from Middle High German meistersanc, meistergesanc, from meister master + sanc song, singing (from Old High German sang) or gesanc song, singing, from ge-, collective prefix (from Old High German gi-) + sanc
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