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plangent
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[ˈplan(d)ʒ(ə)nt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone
(e.g: the plangent sound of a harpsichord)
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from Latin plangent- ‘lamenting’, from the verb plangere
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