plainchant

[ pleyn-chant, -chahnt ]

Origin of plainchant

1
1720–30; plain1 + chant, modeled on French plain-chant

Words Nearby plainchant

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British Dictionary definitions for plainchant

plainchant

/ (ˈpleɪnˌtʃɑːnt) /


noun
  1. another name for plainsong

Origin of plainchant

1
C18: from French, rendering Medieval Latin cantus plānus; see plain 1

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