[ 'pleɪg(ə)l ]
■ adjective Music (of a church mode) containing notes between the dominant and the note an octave higher. Compare with authentic .
Origin
C16: from med. L. ~is , from plaga '~ mode', from L. plagius , from Gk plagos 'side'.
[ 'pleɪg(ə)l ]
■ adjective Music (of a church mode) containing notes between the dominant and the note an octave higher. Compare with authentic .
Origin
C16: from med. L. ~is , from plaga '~ mode', from L. plagius , from Gk plagos 'side'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004