Plainsong Definition

plānsông, -sŏng
noun
The monophonic and unmeasured ritual chant of the early Christian church, esp. Gregorian chant.
Webster's New World
Any similar religious chant, as in Hindu liturgies.
Webster's New World
Monophonic medieval liturgical music without strict meter and traditionally sung without accompaniment.
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Other Word Forms of Plainsong

Noun

Singular:
plainsong
Plural:
plainsongs

Origin of Plainsong

  • Translation of Medieval Latin cantus plānus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Plainsong Sentence Examples

  • The trail ends with a short service in which we sing a little plainsong.

  • Modern performances often include both the concertos and the plainsong antiphons, but tonight we will be omitting the latter.

  • The plainsong melody of the Sequence is dispersed among the four voices but appears mostly in the inner two parts.

  • You are so right when you suggest we should all know some of the simplest and most used plainsong Latin Masses.

  • The duets have a plainsong feel about them as they mysteriously weave Coverdale's words.

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Words Starting With

PPLPLA

Words Ending With

GNGONG

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Words Starting With P and Ending With G

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With G