perpetual canon

noun

A limited type of canon in which three or more voices sing exactly the same melody at the unison (and may continue repeating it indefinitely), but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together.

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infinite canonround
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Meanings

nounperpetual canon (plural perpetual canons)

plural perpetual canons

  1. entertainmentA limited type of canon in which three or more voices sing exactly the same melody at the unison (and may continue repeating it indefinitely), but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together.

    Synonyms: infinite canon, round

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA limited type of canon in which three or more voices sing exactly the same melody at the unison (and may continue repeating it indefinitely), but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together.

Similar
infinite canonround
Also see
infinite canon
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perpetual canon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpetual%20canon.

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