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   plangent

   /ˈplan(d)ʒ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone: literary "the plangent sound of a harpsichord"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin plangent- ‘lamenting’, from the verb plangere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plangency noun
   • 2. plangently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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