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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Gregorian chant
–noun
1.the plain song or cantus firmus used in the ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
2.a melody in this style.
[Origin: 1745–55; named after Pope Gregory I; see -ian]
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Gregorian chant  
n.   Roman Catholic Church
An unaccompanied, monophonic liturgical chant.


[After Saint Gregory I.]

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gregorian chant

noun
a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: plainsong] 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Gregorian chant

The traditional music for Latin texts in the worship of the Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant is marked by performance in unison and by free-flowing rhythms that follow the phrasing of the text. The chants often call for one syllable to be sung across several notes.


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