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Plagal in a sentence

Plagal meaning

  1. Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form.
  2. Designating a cadence in which the subdominant chord precedes the tonic.

Using Plagal

  • The main meaning on this page is: Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form. | Designating a cadence in which the subdominant chord precedes the tonic.
  • In the example corpus, plagal often appears in combinations such as: plagal modes, the plagal.

Context around Plagal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

modes 3× cadence 1×

Sentence patterns with Plagal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the plagal modes its 1× of the plagal modes a 1× on a plagal cadence an 1× plagal modes shift 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the plagal 1× instead it would 1× plagal modes shift 1× the reciting tones 1×

Common sentence endings:

a third above 1× is somewhat irregular 1× the fifth above 1×

Words around Plagal

Just before it in the word index:

plaga 3 pladl 3 placozoa 5 placoid 1 placoderms 3 placket 3

Just after it in the word index:

plagas 6 plage 11 plagiarised 7 plagiarising 4 plagiarism 126 plagiarist 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Plagal

  • In this selection, "plagal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, modes and cadence stand out and add context to how "plagal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the plagal modes its and of the plagal modes a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plagal" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plagal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the plagal modes, its position is somewhat irregular. (9 words)

Instead, it would be based mostly on a plagal cadence —an IV-I change (in C: F-C). (18 words)

Plagal modes shift range and also explore the fourth below the final as well as the fifth above. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The reciting tones of all authentic modes began a fifth above the final, with those of the plagal modes a third above. (22 words)

Instead, it would be based mostly on a plagal cadence —an IV-I change (in C: F-C). (18 words)

Plagal modes shift range and also explore the fourth below the final as well as the fifth above. (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

Instead, it would be based mostly on a plagal cadence —an IV-I change (in C: F-C).

In the plagal modes, its position is somewhat irregular.

Plagal modes shift range and also explore the fourth below the final as well as the fifth above.

The reciting tones of all authentic modes began a fifth above the final, with those of the plagal modes a third above.

Common combinations with plagal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plagal" in a sentence?
An example: "Instead, it would be based mostly on a plagal cadence —an IV-I change (in C: F-C)." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "plagal" from authentic English texts.
What does "plagal" mean?
Plagal means: Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form.
How many example sentences with "plagal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "plagal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.