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plainsong
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun plainsong has 1 sense
- plainsong(n = noun.communication) gregorian chant, plainchant - a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church; Array is a kind of chant
has particulars: cantus firmus
OXFORD DICTIONARY
plainsong, n. unaccompanied church music sung in unison in medieval modes and in free rhythm corresponding to the accentuation of the words (cf. GREGORIAN CHANT).
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