plaintive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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plaintive [ˈpleɪntɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] ADJ

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plaintif (-ive)
plaintive
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The plaintive mood was reintroduced in the 2nd waltz section before an exuberant 3rd section.
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Their music is plaintive and sometimes pretty, produced by a large lyre-shaped instrument.
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Alternatively, it can be read as: a plaintive ballad about coming to terms with one's differences.
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It was identical to plaintive at first and receded into legal usage with the -iff spelling in the 15th century.
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A plaintive collection of songs which combine country with hints of blues, gospel and folk.
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This particular folk music is mainly vocal and consists of slow plaintive songs and fast melodies which may be accompanied by dancing.
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The call is a plaintive single note, "wheet".
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When the air blew through the reeds, it produced a plaintive melody.
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The call is a plaintive "caow, caow, caow".
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There is much less distortion and instrumental chaos and more emphasis on concentrated song structures with plaintive, hummable melodies.
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