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Definitions for: Chant
[n] a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
[v] recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
[v] utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
Webster (1913) Definition: Chant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chanting.] [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere
to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]
1. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.
--Spenser.
2. To celebrate in song.
The poets chant in the theaters. --Bramhall.
3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or
to a tune called a chant.
Chant, v. i.
1. To make melody with the voice; to sing. ``Chant to the
sound of the viol.'' --Amos vi. 5.
2. (Mus.) To sing, as in reciting a chant.
To chant (or chaunt) horses, to sing their praise; to
overpraise; to cheat in selling. See Chaunter.
--Thackeray.
Chant, n.[F. chant, fr. L. cantus singing, song, fr.
canere to sing. See Chant, v. t.]
1. Song; melody.
2. (Mus.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts
by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung
or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.
3. A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. [R.]
His strange face, his strange chant. --Macaulay.
Ambrosian chant, See under Ambrosian.
Chant royal [F.], in old French poetry, a poem containing
five strophes of eleven lines each, and a concluding
stanza. -- each of these six parts ending with a common
refrain.
Gregorian chant. See under Gregorian.
Synonyms: cantillate, intonate, intone
See Also: Gregorian chant, Hallel, Hare Krishna, mouth, plainchant, plainsong, religious song, sing, singsong, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
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