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gregorian chant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
gre-go-ri-an chant
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gregorian chants (plural)

Questions

What does gregorian chant mean?
A style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church.
Where does gregorian chant come from?
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.

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