PLAINSONG


Meaning of PLAINSONG in English

/ ˈpleɪnsɒŋ; NAmE -sɔːŋ/ (also plain·chant ) noun

[ U ] a type of church music for voices alone, used since the Middle Ages

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English: translating Latin cantus planus .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.