Plainchant

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of plainsong. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line wordnet

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plainsongchantliturgy chantmedieval chantmonastic chantmonophonic liturgical melody

Etymology

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

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