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Plangent

Plangent Meaning & Definition
Plangent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Plangent?

[adj] loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Plangent: full

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Plangent In Webster's Dictionary

\Plan"gent\, a. [L. plangens, -entis, fr. plangere to beat. See {Plaint}.] Beating; dashing, as a wave. [R.] ``The plangent wave.'' --H. Taylor.

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