GREGORIAN CHANT

Meaning of GREGORIAN CHANT in English

Gre·go·ri·an chant /ɡrɪˌɡɔːriən ˈtʃɑːnt $ -ˈtʃænt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Because it is said to have been introduced by Pope Gregory I ]

a kind of church music for voices alone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

GREGORIAN CHANT — noun Date: 1727 a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREGORIAN CHANT — Liturgical music of the Roman Catholic church consisting of unaccompanied melody sung in unison to Latin words. It is named …
Английский словарь Британика
GREGORIAN CHANT — noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: Gregorian (II) : one of the monodic and rhythmically free ritual melodies in one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREGORIAN CHANT — 1. the plain song or cantus firmus used in the ritual of the Roman Catholic Church. 2. a melody in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREGORIAN CHANT — Date: 1727 : a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREGORIAN CHANT — Function: noun Date: 1727 : a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREGORIAN CHANT — ■ noun medieval church plainsong. Origin C18: named after St Gregory the Great ( c. 540–604).
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREGORIAN CHANT — [Gregorian chant] n (1751): a monodic and rhythmically free liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREGORIAN CHANT — monophonic, or unison, liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church, used to accompany the text of the mass and the …
Britannica English vocabulary
GREGORIAN CHANT — noun [ U , C ] a type of church music for voices alone, used since the Middle Ages •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREGORIAN CHANT — n. plainsong ritual music, named after Pope Gregory I.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREGORIAN CHANT — n. plainsong ritual music, named after Pope Gregory I.
Oxford English vocab
GREGORIAN CHANT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Computer science is a bit like a Gregorian chant a one-line melody changing state within …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREGORIAN CHANT — Liturgical music of the Roman Catholic church consisting of unaccompanied melody sung in unison to Latin words. It is named …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREGORIAN CHANT — церк. ; муз. григорианский хорал, григорианское пение ( в римско-католической церкви песнопения, исполнявшиеся мужским хором в унисон без музыкального сопровождения; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GREGORIAN CHANT — церк.; муз. григорианский хорал, григорианское пение (в римско-католической церкви песнопения, исполнявшиеся мужским хором в унисон без музыкального сопровождения; зародились в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GREGORIAN — I. adjective Date: 1592 of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the ~ calendar, II. adjective Date: 1653 of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHANT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Byzantine chant {{link=Gregorian chant">Gregorian chant
Английский словарь Британика
GREGORIAN — I. grə̇ˈgōrēən, greˈ-, grāˈ-, -ˈgȯr- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Pope Gregory XIII (Ugo Buoncompagni) died 1585 + English -an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHANT — I. ˈchantˌ-aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- verb or archaic chaunt -ä-, -ȯ-, -ȧ- ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chanten, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREGORIAN — (a.) Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name.
Английский словарь Webster
CHANT — (v. i.) To sing, as in reciting a chant.
Английский словарь Webster
CHANT — (v. t.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
Английский словарь Webster
GREGORIAN — ( a. ) Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHANT — ( v. t. ) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHANT — ( v. i. ) To sing, as in reciting a chant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREGORIAN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHANT — — chantable , adj. — chantingly , adv. /chant, chahnt/ , n. 1. a short, simple melody, esp. one characterized …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREGORIAN — adj. of or pertaining to any of the popes named Gregory (especially Gregory I and Gregory XIII); of or pertaining …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHANT — I. ˈchant verb Etymology: Middle English chaunten, from Anglo-French chanter, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere to sing; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREGORIAN — I. gri-ˈgȯr-ē-ən adjective Date: 1592 : of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the Gregorian calendar II. adjective Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREGORIAN — adj pertaining to, or originated by, some person named gregory, especially one of the popes of that name.
Webster English vocab
CHANT — vt song; melody. 2. chant ·vt to celebrate in song. 3. chant ·vi to sing, as in reciting a chant. …
Webster English vocab
CHANT — [chant] vb [ME chaunten, fr. MF chanter, fr. L cantare, freq. of canere to sing; akin to OE hana rooster, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREGORIAN — [Gre.go.ri.an] adj (1642): of or relating to Pope Gregory XIII or the Gregorian calendar [2]Gregorian adj (1653) 1: of or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREGORIAN — Gregorian BrE AmE ɡrɪ ˈɡɔːr i‿ən ɡrə-, ɡre- -ˈɡoʊr- ▷ Gregorian|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHANT — chant, Chant BrE AmE tʃɑːnt § tʃænt AmE tʃænt ▷ chanted ˈtʃɑːnt ɪd § ˈtʃænt- AmE ˈtʃæn t̬ əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHANT — / tʃɑːnt; NAmE tʃænt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] words or phrases that a group of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHANT — I. chant 1 /tʃɑːnt $ tʃænt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREGORIAN — chant n. plainsong ritual music, named after Pope Gregory I.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHANT — ( chants, chanting, chanted) 1. A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHANT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chant slogans (= repeat slogans in a regular way ) ▪ Dozens of demonstrators …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHANT — [noun] [C]The fans started to sing the familiar football chant, "Here we go, here we go, here we go!".
Cambridge English vocab
GREGORIAN — calendar [noun] [U] - the Gregorian calendar the system used in large parts of the world to divide the 365 …
Cambridge English vocab
CHANT — n. Byzantine chant fixed chant Gregorian chant
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREGORIAN — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
GREGORIAN — adj. Gregorian is used with these nouns: ↑ calendar , ↑ chant
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHANT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ritual , traditional ▪ Gregorian ▪ a group of monks singing Gregorian ~ ▪ football ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CHANT — n. 25B6; noun the protesters' chants : SHOUT, cry, (rallying) call, slogan. the melodious chant of the monks : INCANTATION, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHANT — n. 1 song, psalm, hymn, canticle, plainsong, plainchant, mantra, paean, dirge, monody, descant, carol; singsong The war chant of the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHANT — Customer Has A Name Too (Walmart) For more possible definitions for CHANT , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
GREGORIAN — прил. григорианский Gregorian style григорианский - * сalendar григорианский календарь - * style новый стиль - * chants григорианские песнопения …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREGORIAN — прил. григорианский Gregorian style григорианский - * сalendar григорианский календарь - * style новый стиль - * chants григорианские песнопения …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHANT — 1. сущ. 1) муз. песнь, песнопение; напев, хорал Syn : song 2) монотонное произнесение текста (на манер церковного псалма); произнесение …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREGORIAN — a григорианский Gregorian calendar - григорианский календарь Gregorian style - новый стиль Gregorian chants - григорианские песнопения
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHANT — chant.ogg 1. tʃɑ:nt n 1. 1> поэт. песнь; пение; напев the chant of birds - пение птиц 2> церковное пение, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREGORIAN — грегорианский
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHANT — chant сущ.1) муз. песнь, песнопение; напев, хорал Syn:song 2) монотонное произнесение текста (на манер церковного псалма); произнесение нараспев the chant …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GREGORIAN — прил.григорианский - Gregorian style
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GREGORIAN — (a) григорианский
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GREGORIAN — a григорианский ~ calendar - григорианский календарь ~ style - новый стиль ~ chants - григорианские песнопения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GREGORIAN — a григорианский Gregorian calendar - григорианский календарь Gregorian style - новый стиль Gregorian chants - григорианские песнопения
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHANT — 1. tʃɑ:nt n 1. 1> поэт. песнь; пение; напев the chant of birds - пение птиц 2> церковное пение, песнопение; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GREGORIAN — adj. григорианский
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

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