Noun: enigmatic canon ,e-nig'ma-tik 'ka-nun
- A canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
"The musicologist spent years deciphering the enigmatic canon found in the medieval manuscript";
- enigma canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon
Derived forms: enigmatic canons
Type of: canon