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plainchant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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plain·chant /ˈpleɪntʃɑːnt $ -tʃænt/ noun [uncountable]  APMplainsong 〔旧时教堂中齐唱而无伴奏的〕素歌,单旋律圣歌
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plainchantA comparable example in the West is the Latin liturgy set to plainchant.
plain·chant nounChineseSyllable
Corpus plainsong


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plainchant
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plainchant /ˈpleɪntʃɑːnt $ -tʃænt/ noun [uncountable]
plainsong

II
plainsong /ˈpleɪnsɒŋ $ -sɒːŋ/ (also plainchant) noun [uncountable]
a type of old Christian church music in which people sing a simple tune without musical instruments


plain·chantBrE /ˈpleɪntʃɑːnt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpleɪntʃænt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] = plainsong