plainsong

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
plainsong/ˈpleɪnsɒŋ/

▶noun unaccompanied church music sung in unison in medieval modes and in free rhythm corresponding to the accentuation of the words, which are taken from the liturgy.

– origin ME: translating L. cantus planus.

'plainsong' also found in these Oxford entries:

antiphonary - Gregorian chant - intonation - neume - organum - plainchant

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