Gregorian chant
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Gregorian chant
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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.
noun Gregorian chants
- A style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church.
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noun unaccompanied monotonic singing style
| Español | canto gregoriano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 그레고리오 성가 geuregorio seongga |
| 中文 | 格列高利聖詠 /格列高利圣咏 Géliègāolì shèngyǒng, 額我略聖歌 /额我略圣歌 éwǒlüèshènggē |
| Português | canto gregoriano |
| Français | chant grégorien |
| Deutsch | gregorianischer Gesang, gregorianischer Choral |
| Italiano | canto gregoriano |
| Ελληνικά | γρηγοριανό μέλος grigorianó mélos |
| Română | cânt gregorian |
| Русский | григориа́нское пе́ние grigoriánskoje pénije, григориа́нский хора́л grigoriánskij xorál |
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