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plangent

plan·gent

UK/ˈplænd͡ʒənt/ uncommon rare

adjective

1.

loud and resounding

  • “plangent bells”
  • “the plangent minority”
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Origin

From Latin plangēns, present participle of plangō (“to beat; to lament”).

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