[ 'plan(d)ʒ(ə)nt ]
■ adjective chiefly literary (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone.
Derivatives
plangency noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C19: from L. ~- , plangere 'to lament'.
[ 'plan(d)ʒ(ə)nt ]
■ adjective chiefly literary (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone.
Derivatives
plangency noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C19: from L. ~- , plangere 'to lament'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004