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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{enPR|plān}}, {{IPA|/pl̩eɪn/}}
* {{audio|en-us-plain.ogg|US}}
* {{hmp|plane}}

== Adjective ==
{{adj|plain|plainer|plainest}}
# If something is '''plain''', it is [[clear]] and easy to see or understand.
#: ''The '''plain''' and simple truth was that it was John's fault.''
# If something is '''plain''', it is [[simple]] and [[undecorated]].
#: ''This dress is too '''plain'''. There is nothing interesting about it at all.''
# If someone or something is '''plain''', they are not [[beautiful]] or pretty.

=== Synonyms ===
* [[obvious]]
* [[simple]]

== Noun ==
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[[File:White Plains.jpg|thumb|A '''plain'''.]]
# A place with flat [[ground]], often covered in [[grass]].
#: ''Many [[animal]]s live on the '''plains''' of [[Africa]].''

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