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'''Plainchant''' (or plainsong) is the generic term for the chant, the ritual (liturgical) [[music]] of the [[Christian]] church used from the earliest times. The term comes from the [[Latin]] “''Cantus plainus''”, to delineate it from “''Cantus figuratus''” (with counterpoint) and “''Cantus mensuratus''” (rhythmic). It developed from the [[Jewish]] and [[Pagan]] religious music in use at the time and by the 3rd century was in everyday use in services in both the [[Roman]] and the various churches in the East when they  began to take distinct paths. (Byzantine, Coptic, Slavonic etc.,)  

'''Plainchant''' (or plainsong) is the generic term for the chant, the ritual (liturgical) [[music]] of the [[Christian]] church used from the earliest times. The term comes from the [[Latin]] “''Cantus plainus''”, to delineate it from “''Cantus figuratus''” (with counterpoint) and “''Cantus mensuratus''” (rhythmic). It developed from the [[Jewish]] and [[Pagan]] religious music in use at the time and by the 3rd century was in everyday use in services in both the [[Roman]] and the various churches in the East when they  began to take distinct paths. (Byzantine, Coptic, Slavonic etc.,)