Chant

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt Song; melody.

II. Chant ·vt To celebrate in song.

III. Chant ·vi To sing, as in reciting a chant.

IV. Chant ·vt A psalm, ·etc., arranged for chanting.

V. Chant ·vt Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.

VI. Chant ·vi To make melody with the voice; to Sing.

VII. Chant ·vt To utter with a melodious voice; to Sing.

VIII. Chant ·vt To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.

IX. Chant ·vt 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.

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