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Southern gospel

Southern gospel noun: a genre of harmonic vocal Christian music that developed from the sacred harp (shape-note) style of singing in the Southern United States.

Noun

Southern gospel (uncountable)

  1. A genre of harmonic vocal Christian music that developed from the sacred harp (shape-note) style of singing in the Southern United States.

Questions about Southern gospel

What does Southern gospel mean?
Southern gospel means a genre of harmonic vocal Christian music that developed from the sacred harp (shape-note) style of singing in the Southern United States.
What part of speech is Southern gospel?
Southern gospel is a noun.

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