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alap

/ (əˈlɑːp) /
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noun
Indian vocal music without words
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How to use alap in a sentence

  • He next visited Alap, but the young women of that pueblo were sickly; so he came on to Tulubin.

    The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
  • Nagpangalap-alap (nag-alap-alap) ku nga muanhi pa siya, I doubt if he is still coming.

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