plagal

Definitions


[ˈpleɪɡl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a church mode) containing notes between the dominant and the note an octave higher


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Origin:
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’




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