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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHANT, v.t.
1. To sing; to utter a melodious voice; that is, to cant or throw the voice in modulations.
The cheerful birds do chant sweet music.
2. To celebrate in song; as, to chant the praises of Jehovah.
3. To sing, as in church-service; to repeat words in a kind of canting voice, with modulations.
CHANT, v.i.
1. To sing; to make melody with the voice.
They chant to the sound of the viol. Amos 6.
2. To repeat words in the church-service with a kind of singing.
CHANT, n. Song; melody; church-service.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone v
1: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone, intonate, cantillate]
2: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: tone, chant, intone]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English chaunten, from Anglo-French chanter, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere to sing; akin to Old English hana rooster, Old Irish canid he sings Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to make melodic sounds with the voice; especially to sing a chant 2. to recite something in a monotonous repetitive tone <protesters were chanting outside> transitive verb 1. to utter as in chanting 2. to celebrate or praise in song or chant II. noun Date: 1671 1. song 1 2. a. plainsong b. a rhythmic monotonous utterance or song c. a composition for chanting

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a spoken singsong phrase, esp. one performed in unison by a crowd etc. b a repetitious singsong way of speaking. 2 Mus. a a short musical passage in two or more phrases used for singing unmetrical words, e.g. psalms, canticles. b the psalm or canticle so sung. c a song, esp. monotonous or repetitive. 3 a musical recitation, esp. of poetry. --v.tr. & intr. 1 talk or repeat monotonously (a crowd chanting slogans). 2 sing or intone (a psalm etc.). Etymology: ME (orig. as verb) f. OF chanter sing f. L cantare frequent. of canere cant- sing

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chant 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(chants, chanting, chanted) 1. A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again. He was greeted by the chant of 'Judas! Judas!'. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. A chant is a religious song or prayer that is sung on only a few notes. ...a Buddhist chant. N-COUNT: usu adj N 3. If you chant something or if you chant, you repeat the same words over and over again. Demonstrators chanted slogans... The crowd chanted 'We are with you.'... Several thousand people chanted and demonstrated outside the building. VERB: V n, V with quote, V, also V that • chanting A lot of the chanting was in support of the deputy Prime Minister. 4. If you chant or if you chant something, you sing a religious song or prayer. Muslims chanted and prayed... Mr Sharma lit incense and chanted Sanskrit mantras. VERB: V, V n • chanting The chanting inside the temple stopped.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(paraT): Occurs only once in the King James Version in Am 6:5, and the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. ParaT corresponds to an Arabic root meaning to anticipate. It may therefore signify to improvise, to sing without care or preparation. the Revised Version (British and American) "to sing idle songs" suits the context. See Driver, Joe and Amos.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a., v. n. 1. Sing, warble, carol. 2. Intone. 3. Celebrate in song. II. n. Song, carol, melody.

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