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chant

DEFINITIONS OF: chant

1

n a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

Examples:
Hallel
(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
Hare Krishna
a chant to the Hindu god Krishna
Types:
Gregorian chant, plainchant, plainsong
a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
cantus firmus
a melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition
Type of:
religious song
religious music for singing

v recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

“The rabbi chanted a prayer”
Synonyms:
cantillate, intonate, intone
Types:
singsong
speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
Type of:
sing
produce tones with the voice

v utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

“The students chanted the same slogan over and over again”
Synonyms:
intone, tone
Type of:
mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
express in speech
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