ecclesiastical mode

/əˈkliziˌæstəkəl moʊd/
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Other forms: ecclesiastical modes

Definitions of ecclesiastical mode
  1. noun
    any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
    synonyms: Gregorian mode, church mode, medieval mode
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    type of:
    mode, musical mode
    any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
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