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RIDDLE CANON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does riddle canon mean?
• RIDDLE CANON (noun)
The noun RIDDLE CANON has 1 sense:
1. a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
Familiarity information: RIDDLE CANON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
enigma canon; enigmatic canon; enigmatical canon; riddle canon
Hypernyms ("riddle canon" is a kind of...):
canon (a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts)
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