English

Alternative forms

• plainsong

Noun

plain-song ‎(plural plain-songs)

1. (music) The unisonous vocal music which has been used in the Christian church from its earliest centuries.
2. (music) A cantus firmus or theme chosen for contrapuntal treatment; so called because often an actual fragment of plain-song.
3. (music) The simple notes of an air, without ornament or variation; hence, a plain, unexaggerated statement.

References

• plain-song in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• pangolins