"Gregorian chant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Gregorian chants [plural]
Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Gregorian chant (countable and uncountable, plural Gregorian chants)
  1. (music) A style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church. Wikipedia link: Gregorian chant, Pope Gregory I Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Catholicism, Music, Singing Translations (unaccompanied monotonic singing style): cant gregorià [masculine] (Catalan), 格列高利聖詠 (Chinese Mandarin), 格列高利圣咏 (Géliègāolì shèngyǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), 額我略聖歌 (Chinese Mandarin), 额我略圣歌 (éwǒlüèshènggē) (Chinese Mandarin), gregoriaaninen kirkkolaulu (Finnish), chant grégorien [masculine] (French), gregorianischer Gesang [masculine] (German), gregorianischer Choral [masculine] (German), γρηγοριανό μέλος (grigorianó mélos) [neuter] (Greek), gregorián ének (Hungarian), gregorssöngur [masculine] (Icelandic), kidung Gregorian (Indonesian), cantaireacht Ghréagórach [feminine] (Irish), canto gregoriano [masculine] (Italian), 그레고리오 성가 (geuregorio seongga) (Korean), Cantus Gregorianus [masculine] (Latin), Canthus Gregorianus (Latin), śpiew gregoriański [masculine] (Polish), chorał gregoriański [masculine] (Polish), canto gregoriano (Portuguese), cânt gregorian [neuter] (Romanian), григориа́нское пе́ние (grigoriánskoje pénije) [neuter] (Russian), григориа́нский хора́л (grigoriánskij xorál) [neuter] (Russian), canto gregoriano [masculine] (Spanish), Gregoryen İlahi (Turkish), salm-dôn Gregoraidd [feminine] (Welsh)

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