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Gregorian chant

Gregorian chant noun: a style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church.

Noun

Gregorian chant (countable and uncountable, plural Gregorian chants)

  1. A style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church.

Gregorian chant meaning in Indonesian

Gregorian chant in Indonesian

unaccompanied monotonic singing style
kidung Gregorian

Forms of Gregorian chant

pluralGregorian chants

Origin of Gregorian chant

Named after Pope Gregory I (540–604), and certainly dating back to that time in some form, but the exact origin is a matter of ongoing research.

Questions about Gregorian chant

What does Gregorian chant mean?
Gregorian chant means a style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church.
What is Gregorian chant in Indonesian?
Gregorian chant in Indonesian is kidung Gregorian. See Gregorian chant meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Gregorian chant?
Gregorian chant is a noun.
What is the plural of Gregorian chant?
The plural of Gregorian chant is Gregorian chants.

Words near Gregorian chant in the dictionary

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  2. Gregor
  3. Gregoria
  4. gregorian
  5. Gregorian calendar
  6. Gregorian chant
  7. Gregorian chants
  8. Gregorian mode
  9. Gregorian modes
  10. Gregorian telescope
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