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plainsong
or plain song
[ pleyn-sawng, -song ]
/ ˈpleɪnˌsɔŋ, -ˌsɒŋ /
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noun
the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
modal liturgical music; Gregorian chant.
a cantus firmus or theme chosen for contrapuntal development.
any simple and unadorned melody or air.
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Also called plainchant (for defs. 1, 2).
Origin of plainsong
1505–15; translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus
Words nearby plainsong
plain-saw, plains grasshopper, Plains Indian, plainsman, Plains of Abraham, plainsong, plain-spoken, plainstones, plain suit, plaint, plaintext
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British Dictionary definitions for plainsong
plainsong
/ (ˈpleɪnˌsɒŋ) /
noun
the style of unison unaccompanied vocal music used in the medieval Church, esp in Gregorian chantAlso called: plainchant
Word Origin for plainsong
C16: translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus
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