"plainchant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plainchants [plural]
Etymology: From French plain-chant, from plain + chant, calque of Latin cantus planus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|plain-chant}} French plain-chant, {{compound|en|plain|chant}} plain + chant, {{calque|en|la|cantus planus|nocap=1}} calque of Latin cantus planus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plainchant (countable and uncountable, plural plainchants)
  1. Synonym of plainsong Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: plainsong [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-plainchant-en-noun-qmDAdrvG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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