| NOUN | communication | plainchant, plainsong | a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church |
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| Meaning | A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church. | |
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| Synonym | plainsong | |
| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Narrower | Gregorian chant | A variety of plainsong named after Pope Gregory I |
| Broader | chant | A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone |
| Spanish | canto gregoriano, canto llano | |
| Catalan | cant gregorià | |
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