pricksong

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noun

Music that is sung from notation written with dots or points, as opposed to by ear; sheet music.

First used 15th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounpricksong (plural pricksongs)

plural pricksongs

  1. historicalMusic that is sung from notation written with dots or points, as opposed to by ear; sheet music.First known use 15th c.

    Well said, wench, and the prick-song we use shall be our husbands'.

    1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, I.1
  2. historicalA melody performed as a counterpoint to a plainsong.First known use 15th c.

Origin

From prick + song.

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APA

pricksong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pricksong

MLA

“pricksong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pricksong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pricksong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pricksong.

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