"planxty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: planxties [plural]
Etymology: Compare Latin planxī (“I have mourned ...”), planctus (“a lament or dirge”), and plangere (“to mourn aloud”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|planxī||I have mourned ...}} Latin planxī (“I have mourned ...”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} planxty (plural planxties)
  1. An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a mournful character.

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