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negro spirituals

negro spirituals is the plural of negro spiritual.

Meaning of negro spiritual

Noun

negro spiritual (plural negro spirituals)

  1. A genre of African American song, usually with a Christian text, and sung a cappella with no harmony; it developed into gospel music.

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Noun capitalized: Negro spirituals

Negro spirituals

  1. (plural) plural of Negro spiritual

Questions about negro spirituals

What is negro spirituals the plural of?
Negro spirituals is the plural of negro spiritual.
What part of speech is negro spirituals?
Negro spirituals is a noun.

Words near negro spirituals in the dictionary

  1. Negro nod
  2. Negro nods
  3. negro powder
  4. Negro Question
  5. negro spiritual
  6. negro spirituals
  7. negro yam
  8. negro yams
  9. Negro-African
  10. Negro-American
  11. Negro-driver

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