# Gregorian chant

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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