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Definition of: plangent
(plan′jənt) adjective
Dashing noisily; resounding; reverberating, as the sound of bells; plaintive, as certain qualities of the voice. [<L plangens, -entis, ppr. of plangere mourn]
—plan′gen·cy noun
—plan′gent·ly adverb
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