Variant spelling of gedackt, referring to covered organ pipes producing a muted sound.
An alternative English spelling of the German 'gedeckt', adjusted to English spelling conventions while maintaining the musical meaning from organ terminology.
Different spellings of musical terms show how English borrowed from German organ-building traditions—'gedact' and 'gedackt' are basically the same thing, just as English writers wrestled with German pronunciation!
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