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Definition of: plagal
(plā′gəl) adjective Music
Designating a cadence in which the tonic chord is preceded by the major or minor chord of the subdominant. [<Med. L plagalis <plaga a plagal mode <Med. Gk. plagios (ēchos) <Gk., oblique <plagos a side]
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