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plain song

plain song is the alternative spelling of plainsong.

Meaning of plainsong

Noun

plainsong (countable and uncountable, plural plainsongs)

  1. A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.
    Synonyms:
    plainchant
  2. A cantus firmus or theme chosen for contrapuntal treatment; so called because often an actual fragment of plain-song.
  3. The simple notes of an air, without ornament or variation.
  4. (broadly) A plain unvarnished statement, without exaggeration.

Forms of plain song

pluralplain songs

Questions about plain song

What is plain song the alternative spelling of?
Plain song is the alternative spelling of plainsong.

Words near plain song in the dictionary

  1. plain saw
  2. plain sawed
  3. plain sawing
  4. plain sawn
  5. plain saws
  6. plain song
  7. plain songs
  8. plain speech
  9. plain tall
  10. plain talls
  11. plain text

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plain song (page history and authors); plainsong (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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