Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of plainsong.

More definitions
  • (Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line

Origin

From French plain-chant, from plain + chant, calque of Latin cantus planus.

From French plain-chant, from plain + chant, calque of Latin cantus planus.

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Forms

plural: plainchants
Singularplainchant
Pluralplainchants

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line:plainsong

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