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definition:
mad·ri·gal (mdr-gl) (mdr-gl) n.
1a A song for two or
three unaccompanied voices, developed in Italy in the late 13th and early 14th
centuries
b A short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to
music
2a A polyphonic song using a vernacular text and written for four to
six voices, developed in Italy in the 16th century and popular in England in the
16th and early 17th centuries
b A part song