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con⋅duc⋅tus

  [kuhn-duhk-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -tus.
any of various forms of medieval song with a Latin text.
Origin:
1795–1805; < ML, equiv. to L conduc-, var. s. of condūcere (see conduce ) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. conduct
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conductus

in medieval music, a metrical Latin song of ceremonial character for one, two, or three voices. The word first appeared in mid-12th-century manuscripts with reference to processional pieces.

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