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chant¹
- /t͡ʃɑːnt/
- /t͡ʃant/ Midlands, Northern England, Scotland
- /t͡ʃant/ Wales
- /t͡ʃaːnt/ Wales
- /t͡ʃænt/ US
- /t͡ʃæːnt/ Australia
- /t͡ʃɐːnt/ Australia, New Zealand, South
Rhymes with -ɑːnt, -ænt
Where it comes from
From Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre (“sing”). Doublet of cant.
verb chants · chanting · chanted · chaunt
- To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music. the cherefull birds of sundry kind / Do chaunt sweet musick, to delight his mind
- To sing or intone sacred text.
- To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group. The football fans chanted insults at the referee.
- To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.
noun chants · chaunt
- Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
- A short and simple melody to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited.
- A harmonized melody used in Anglican chant, usually split into two two-bar phrases, to which the words of a psalm are sung by a choir; typically, each musical phrase corresponds to the text of half of a verse.
- Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. His strange face, his strange chant.
- A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.
Chant²
Where it comes from
Probably a nickname from French chant (“song, melody”).
proper noun Chants
- A surname from French.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cantillate, intonate, intone, plainsong, singing, sing, song, chorus, carol, canto, voice, slogan, hymn, monotone, sound, edge
Translations
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verb sing monophonically without instruments
| Español | salmodiar, canturrear, cantusar, canturriar, cantusear |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | मंत्रणा mantraṇā |
| Português | cantar |
| Français | chanter |
| Italiano | salmodiare |
| Русский | петь petʹ |
verb utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner
| Español | corear |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | skandieren, im Sprechchor rufen |
| Română | scanda |
| Русский | скандировать skandirovatʹ |
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