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Definition of: bourdon
(b r′dən) noun
r′dən) noun 
1. An organ stop, commonly of 16-foot tone. 
2. The drone of a bagpipe. 
3. A humming, monotonous, or continuous sound. 
—v.i. To drone a melody. [<Med. L burdo drone]
 
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