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(plān′sông′, -sŏng′)n. Ecclesiastical
1. Gregorian chant.
2. Monophonic medieval liturgical music without strict meter and traditionally sung without accompaniment. In both senses also called plainchant.
[Translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus.]
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plainsong
(ˈpleɪnˌsɒŋ)n
(Music, other) the style of unison unaccompanied vocal music used in the medieval Church, esp in Gregorian chant. Also called: plainchant
[C16: translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus]
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plain•song
(ˈpleɪnˌsɔŋ, -ˌsɒŋ)n.
the ancient traditional unisonal music of the Christian Church, having its form set and its use prescribed by ecclesiastical tradition.
[1505–15; translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus]
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plainsong
A nonmetrical church chant.
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