plagal
plagal (mus.) pert. to an ecclesiastical mode having its sounds comprised between the dominant and its octave. XVI. — medL. plagālis, f. plaga plagal mode, f. L. plagius — medGr. plágios, in ancient Gr. oblique, f. plágos side; see -AL1.
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