plainsong
/ˈpleɪn ˌsɔŋ/
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Definition(s):
- (n) a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
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Usage(s):
- Very simply, World Trade Center is a powerful movie experience, a hymn in plainsong that glorifies that which is best in the American spirit.
- It begins with a medieval plainsong chanted by a procession of monks and acolytes who are about to present a play within a play, the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
- A group of about six youngish people in rain ponchos were singing something that sounded a little like a hymn or chants in the style of plainsong.
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