'Chant' definitions:

Definition of 'chant'

From: WordNet
noun
A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
verb
Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone, intonate, cantillate]
verb
Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: tone, chant, intone]

Definition of 'Chant'

From: GCIDE
  • Chant \Chant\, v. i.
  • 1. To make melody with the voice; to sing. "Chant to the sound of the viol." --Amos vi. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mus.) To sing, as in reciting a chant. [1913 Webster]
  • To chant horses or To chaunt horses, to sing their praise; to overpraise; to cheat in selling. See Chaunter. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chant'

From: GCIDE
  • Chant \Chant\, n. [F. chant, fr. L. cantus singing, song, fr. canere to sing. See Chant, v. t.]
  • 1. Song; melody. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • His strange face, his strange chant. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chant'

From: GCIDE
  • Chant \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. [1913 Webster]
  • The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To celebrate in song. [1913 Webster]
  • The poets chant in the theaters. --Bramhall. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'chant'

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