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plainsong

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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plain·song /ˈpleɪnsɒŋ $ -sɒːŋ/ (also plainchant) noun [uncountable]  APMa type of old Christian church music in which people sing a simple tune without musical instruments 〔旧时教堂中齐唱而无伴奏的〕素歌,单旋律圣歌
Examples from the Corpus
plainsongMost chanting is unaccompanied, often because no one is available with the required skill, especially to accompany plainsong.They gather only for services of prayer and plainsong.
plain·song nounChineseSyllable
music a Christian type church old Corpus of


plainsong
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·songBrE /ˈpleɪnsɒŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpleɪnsɔːŋ/ 🔊, /ˈpleɪnsɑːŋ/ 🔊 (also plain·chant) noun [uncountable] a type of church music for voices alone, used since the Middle Ages 宗教圣咏,素歌(中世纪以来的教堂音乐)