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plainchant

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plain·chant  (plnchnt)
n.
See plainsong.
[French plain-chant (translation of Medieval Latin cantus plnus) : plain, plain; see plain + chant, song; see chant.]
plainchant [ˈpleɪnˌtʃɑːnt]
n
(Music, other) another name for plainsong
[from French, rendering Medieval Latin cantus plānus; see plain1]
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Noun1.plainchant - a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Churchplainchant - a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
Gregorian chant, plainsong
chant - a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
cantus firmus - a melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition
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