Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plainchant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
plain-chant
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of plainsong.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French plain-chant, from plain + chant, calque of Latin cantus planus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

plainchants (plural)

Synonyms

plainsong

Questions

What does plainchant mean?
Synonym of plainsong.
Where does plainchant come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce plainchant

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