- plainchant
- noun Etymology: French plain-chant, literally, plain song Date: circa 1741 plainsong
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
plainchant
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plainchant — [plān′chant΄] n. [Fr] PLAINSONG … English World dictionary
plainchant — /playn chant , chahnt /, n. plainsong (defs. 1, 2). [1720 30; PLAIN1 + CHANT, modeled on F plain chant] * * * … Universalium
plainchant — noun A form of monophonic liturgical chant employed in various Catholic and Orthodox liturgies Syn: plainsong … Wiktionary
Plainchant — Unaccompanied, monophonic song without meter. See also Chant … Historical dictionary of sacred music
plainchant — plain|chant [ˈpleıntʃa:nt US tʃænt] n [U] ↑plainsong … Dictionary of contemporary English
plainchant — pleɪntʃænt / tʃɑËnt n. Gregorian chant, type of vocal chant used in early Christian churches … English contemporary dictionary
plainchant — noun another term for plainsong … English new terms dictionary
plainchant — noun (U) plainsong … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plainchant — plain•chant [[t]ˈpleɪnˌtʃænt, ˌtʃɑnt[/t]] n. mad plainsong • Etymology: 1720–30; cf. F … From formal English to slang
plainchant — /ˈpleɪntʃænt/ (say playnchant) noun → plainsong …
