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单词 plainsong
释义

plainsong

noun

plain·​song ˈplān-ˌsȯŋ How to pronounce plainsong (audio)
: a monophonic rhythmically free liturgical chant of any of various Christian rites
especially : gregorian chant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This writing suggests not so much prose as plainsong—timeless, full of deceptive simplicity, and somehow, in its uncanniness, modal, rather than major or minor. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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