Glee (?), n. [OE. gle, gleo, AS. gleow, gleo, akin to Icel. gl: cf. Gr. joke, jest.]

1.

Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

2.

Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast.

Spenser.

3. Mus.

An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.

 

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