PLANGENT


Meaning of PLANGENT in English

— plangency , n. — plangently , adv.

/plan"jeuhnt/ , adj.

resounding loudly, esp. with a plaintive sound, as a bell.

[ 1815-25; plangent- (s. of plangens ), prp. of plangere to beat, lament. See PLAIN 2 , -ENT ]

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