plainsong (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *plainsong*:
NOUN	communication	plainsong, plainchant	a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church

plainsong > pronunciation
Sounds	pley'nsao.ng
Rhymes	along ... yearlong: 33 rhymes with aong...

English > *plainsong*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church.
Synonym	plainchant
Category	Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church	The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Narrower	Gregorian chant	A variety of plainsong named after Pope Gregory I
Broader	chant	A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
Spanish	canto gregoriano, canto llano
Catalan	cant gregorià

HyperDic: plainsong