Complete Definition of "Gregorian chant"

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Named after w:Pope Gregory I|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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  1. Style of unaccompanied monotonic singing in the Catholic Church.

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