FABURDEN

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Fab″ur‐den (făb″ŭr‐den), n. [[F. faux bourdon. See False, and Burden a verse.]] 1. 1. (Mus.) (a) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass. (b) A succession of chords of the sixth.
2. 2. A monotonous refrain. Holland.