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Gregorian chant
noun
: a type of religious music from the Middle Ages that is sung without instruments
Full Definition of GREGORIAN CHANT
: a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
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First Known Use of GREGORIAN CHANT
1727
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