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plainchant

[ pleyn-chant, -chahnt ]

plainchant

/ ˈpleɪnˌtʃɑːnt /

noun

  1. See plainsong
    another name for plainsong

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plainchant1

1720–30; plain 1 + chant, modeled on French plain-chant

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plainchant1

C18: from French, rendering Medieval Latin cantus plānus; see plain 1

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