church mode

church mode

noun

Definition of CHURCH MODE

: one of eight scales prevalent in medieval music each utilizing a different pattern of intervals and beginning on a different tone

First Known Use of CHURCH MODE

circa 1864

Rhymes with CHURCH MODE

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