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plainsong

English

Alternative forms

  • plain song
  • plain-song

Etymology

plain +? song, calque of Latin cantus planus.

Noun

plainsong (countable and uncountable, plural plainsongs)

  1. (music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.
    Synonym: plainchant
  2. (music) A cantus firmus or theme chosen for contrapuntal treatment; so called because often an actual fragment of plain-song.
  3. (music) The simple notes of an air, without ornament or variation.
  4. (by extension) A plain unvarnished statement, without exaggeration.

Translations

See also

  • Gregorian chant

References

  • plainsong in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • pangolins

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gregorian

English

Adjective

gregorian

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gregorian

Romanian

Etymology

From French grégorien

Adjective

gregorian m or n (feminine singular gregorian?, masculine plural gregorieni, feminine and neuter plural gregoriene)

  1. Gregorian

Declension

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