plainsong
noun/ˈpleɪnsɒŋ/
/ˈpleɪnsɔːŋ/
(also plainchant)
[uncountable]- a type of church music for voices alone, used since the Middle AgesWord Originlate Middle English: translating Latin cantus planus.
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