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plygain

/ˈplʌɡaɪn/

plygain noun: a Welsh custom of singing carols at dawn on Christmas morning.

Noun

plygain (usually uncountable, plural plygains)

  1. (usually) A Welsh custom of singing carols at dawn on Christmas morning.

Forms of plygain

pluralplygains

Origin of plygain

Borrowed from Welsh plygain.

Questions about plygain

What does plygain mean?
Plygain means a Welsh custom of singing carols at dawn on Christmas morning.
What part of speech is plygain?
Plygain is a noun.
How do you pronounce plygain?
Plygain is pronounced /ˈplʌɡaɪn/.
What is the plural of plygain?
The plural of plygain is plygains.

Words near plygain in the dictionary

  1. plycount
  2. plycounts
  3. plyer
  4. plyers
  5. plyg
  6. plygain
  7. plygains
  8. plyght
  9. plyghted
  10. plyghting
  11. plyghts

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