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Definition of Gregorian chant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Gregorian chant

noun
 
/ɡrɪˌɡɔːriən ˈtʃɑːnt/
 
/ɡrɪˌɡɔːriən ˈtʃænt/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a type of church music for voices alone, used since the Middle Ages
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: named after St Gregory the Great (in Latin Gregorius), who is said to have standardized it.
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