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What (who) is Feigned - definition

RENAISSANCE EUROPEAN MUSIC THEORY TERM TO DESCRIBE PITCHES
Musica Ficta; Ficta; Feigned music

Feigned      
·Impf & ·p.p. of Feign.
II. Feigned ·adj Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.
Feigned retreat         
MILITARY TACTIC
Feign retreat; Staged retreat; Feigned retreats
A feigned retreat is a military tactic, a type of feint, whereby a military force pretends to withdraw or to have been routed, in order to lure an enemy into a position of vulnerability.John Keegan, A History of Warfare.
Feigned action         
Faint action; False action
Feigned action is an action brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose. In a feigned action the words of the writ are true; it differs from false action, in which case the words of the writ are false.

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Musica ficta

Musica ficta (from Latin, "false", "feigned", or "fictitious" music) was a term used in European music theory from the late 12th century to about 1600 to describe pitches, whether notated or added at the time of performance, that lie outside the system of musica recta or musica vera ("correct" or "true" music) as defined by the hexachord system of Guido of Arezzo.

Examples of use of Feigned
1. Taher and Alwan feigned family emergencies and fled the camp.
2. The prosecution had argued that he had feigned mental illness.
3. Other officials said Israel‘s surprise at the document was feigned.
4. Khan feigned a radical streak and an interest in jihad.
5. Osborne feigned indifference to the devastating reviews but took them woundingly to heart.