Definition of "glees" [glees]

• Plural form of glee. (noun)

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• "American universities inherited a choral tradition from England where, centuries ago, student choruses gathered to sing songs with different vocal parts known as glees."
• "Glee clubs in the early 20th century sang short songs known as "glees," a term that has nothing to do with the mood of the song or its singers."
• "The whole first half of the concert belonged to the boychoir, which, under the direction of Stephen Holmes, sang a mix of Renaissance and 20th-century motets, some glees and spirituals, all with admirable blend and diction and mostly with accuracy and good intonation."