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plangent

plan·gent [ plánjənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. resonant: making a loud and resonant or mournful sound

2. expressing or suggesting sadness: expressing or suggesting grief or sadness ( literary )

[Early 19th century. < Latin plangent-, present participle of plangere "beat"]

plan·gen·cy noun
plan·gent·ly adverb
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