"plainsong" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: plainsongs [plural]
Etymology: plain + song, calque of Latin cantus planus. Etymology templates: {{af|en|plain|song}} plain + song, {{calque|en|la|cantus planus|nocap=1}} calque of Latin cantus planus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plainsong (countable and uncountable, plural plainsongs)
  1. (music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: plainchant Translations (monophonic chant): грегорианско пеене (gregoriansko peene) (Bulgarian), plejnkanto (Esperanto), latinalainen kirkkolaulu (Finnish), plain-chant [masculine] (French), Cantus planus [masculine] (German), gregorián ének (Hungarian), cantus planus (Hungarian), cantus gregorianus (Hungarian), cantus choralis (Hungarian), sléttsöngur [masculine] (Icelandic), cantaireacht eaglasta [feminine] (Irish), réchantaireacht [feminine] (Irish), canto piano [masculine] (Italian), cantus planus [masculine] (Latin), سادهخوانی (Persian), cantochão [masculine] (Portuguese), canto llano [masculine] (Spanish), bình ca (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-plainsong-en-noun-6Um5eT-k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 50 5 1 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'monophonic chant': 78 12 8 1
  2. (music) A cantus firmus or theme chosen for contrapuntal treatment; so called because often an actual fragment of plain-song. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-plainsong-en-noun-xDXT8Oyz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 50 5 1 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (music) The simple notes of an air, without ornament or variation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-plainsong-en-noun-gEauVH-J Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (by extension) A plain unvarnished statement, without exaggeration. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plainsong-en-noun-A9aRPKjo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plain song, plain-song Related terms: Gregorian chant

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