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語源

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman pleyn, one of the variants of Old French plain, from Latin planus.

形容詞

pleyn

1. clear; unambiguous
   • 14 Century, Chaucer, General Prologue

     This is the poynt, to speken short and pleyn

     This is the point, to speak briefly and clearly

派生した語

• English: plain
• Yola: plaine

参照

• “plein(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.