Plainchant
[pleyn-chant, -chahnt] /ˈpleɪnˌtʃænt, -ˌtʃɑnt/
noun
1.
(defs 1, 2).
/ˈpleɪnˌtʃɑːnt/
noun
1.
another name for plainsong
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