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matrix
Latin · ancient
"womb"
a word for a womb, the place of origin
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matricalis
Late Latin · ancient
"invented, original"
an adjective meaning original or invented, derived from the womb-word
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madregal
Venetian Italian · medieval
"simple, ingenuous"
a dialect form describing something simple and artless
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madrigale
Italian · medieval
"a short poem or part-song"
named a short love poem, later a part-song for several voices
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madrigal
English · 1580s
"a part-song for several voices"
borrowed during the Renaissance vogue for Italian musical forms
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