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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(0. Fr. plain, from Lat. planum), a level surface; hence in physical geography a tract of country generally quite flat or comparatively so (see Geography). The adjective "plain" signifies "level," and thence smooth, clear, simple, ordinary, &c.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Plain'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/plain.html. 1910.
 
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