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Word: Plagal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin plagalis, from plaga ‘plagal mode’, from Latin plagius, from medieval Greek plagios (hēkhos) ‘plagal (mode)’, from Greek plagos ‘side’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpleɪɡl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a church mode) containing notes between the dominant and the note an octave higher.
Short Definition:(of church mode) containing notes between dominant and note octave higher
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