2. Passing belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price. Macaulay.

Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of which the only

accounts are myths and unverified legends; as, the fabulous age of

Greece and Rome.

-- Fab"u*lous*ly (#), adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n.

Fab"ur*den (fb"r*den), n. [F. faux bourdon. See False, and Burden a

verse.] 1. (Mus.) (a) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass. (b)

A succession of chords of the sixth. [Obs.]

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