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faburden (iou)



faburden noun. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
[Perh. from French faux-bourdon lit. 'false hum', assim. to FAH, BURDEN noun.]
A type of improvised polyphony, popular in England from the 15th cent. to the Reformation. LME.
The refrain or chorus of a song. L16.