faux-bourdon

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fo.buʁ.dɔ̃/ === Noun === faux-bourdon m (plural faux-bourdons) drone (bee) a musical style in which a countermelody sung above the melody and another sung below create the impression of a bass that isn't really there === Further reading === “faux-bourdon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012