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chant
(chănt)n.
1.
a. A series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes.
b. A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner.
2. A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan: the chant of the crowd at the rally.
v. chant·ed, chant·ing, chants
v.tr.
1. To sing or intone to a chant: chant a prayer.
2. To celebrate in song: chanting a hero's deeds.
3. To say in the manner of a chant: chanted defiant slogans.
v.intr.
1. To sing, especially in the manner of a chant: chanted while a friend jumped rope.
2. To speak monotonously.
[Probably from French, song, from Old French, from Latin cantus, from past participle of canere, to sing. V., from Middle English chaunten, to sing, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]
chant′ing·ly adv.
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chant
(tʃɑːnt)n
1. (Music, other) a simple song or melody
2. (Music, other) a short simple melody in which several words or syllables are assigned to one note, as in the recitation of psalms
3. (Music, other) a psalm or canticle performed by using such a melody
4. a rhythmic or repetitious slogan, usually spoken or sung, as by sports supporters, etc
5. monotonous or singsong intonation in speech
vb
6. (Music, other) to sing or recite (a psalm, prayer, etc) as a chant
7. to intone (a slogan) rhythmically or repetitiously
8. to speak or say monotonously as if intoning a chant
[C14: from Old French chanter to sing, from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing]
ˈchanting n, adj
ˈchantingly adv
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chant
(tʃænt, tʃɑnt)n.
1. a short, simple melody, esp. the monodic intonation of plainsong.
2. a psalm, canticle, or the like, chanted or for chanting.
3. a song; singing: the chant of a bird.
4. a phrase, slogan, or the like, repeated rhythmically and insistently, as by a crowd.
v.t. 5. to sing to a chant, or in the manner of a chant, esp. in a church service.
6. to repeat (a phrase, slogan, etc.) rhythmically and insistently.
v.i. 7. to utter a chant.
[1350–1400; (v.) Middle English < Middle French chanter < Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing; (n.) < French chant, Old French < Latin cantus; see canto]
chant′a•ble, adj.
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chant
Past participle: chanted
Gerund: chanting
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| Noun | 1. |  chant - a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tonereligious song - religious music for singing |
| Verb | 1. | chant - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| 2. | chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" |
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chant
noun
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Translations
تَرْتيل، تَرْنيمَههُتاف، تَكْراريُرَتِّلُ، يُكَرِّرُ، يَهْتِفُيُرتـل، يُنشد
chvalozpěvskandovánískandovatzpěvavě odříkávat
messeslagord
énekelskandálszlogen
baráttufrasi, slagorîsálmasöngursöngla, staglast ásyngja, tóna
giedotiskanduotišūkis
dziedātdziesmamonotona skandēšanapsalmu dziedāšanaskandēt
monotónne odriekaťskandovanieskandovaťspev žalmov
chant
[tʃɑːnt]A. N (Mus, Rel) → canto m; [of crowd] → grito m, consigna f (fig) (monotonous) → sonsonete m
plain chant (Rel) → canto m llano
plain chant (Rel) → canto m llano
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chant
[ˈtʃɑːnt] vt
[+ slogan, name] → scander
The demonstrators chanted their disapproval
BUT Les manifestants criaient leur mécontentement.
The demonstrators chanted their disapproval
BUT Les manifestants criaient leur mécontentement.
[+ prayer, mantra] → psalmodier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chant
n (Eccl, Mus) → Gesang m, → Cantus m; (= monotonous song) → Sprechgesang m, → Singsang m; (of football fans etc) → Sprechchor m; tribal chants → Stammesgesänge pl
vi → Sprechchöre anstimmen; (Eccl) → singen
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chant
[tʃɑːnt]2. vt (Rel, Mus) → cantare; (subj, crowd) the demonstrators chanted their disapproval → i dimostranti lanciavano slogan di protesta
3. vi (see vt) → cantare, salmodiare, lanciare slogan
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chant
(tʃaːnt) verb1. to recite in a singing manner. The monks were chanting their prayers.
2. to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud. The crowd was chanting `We want more!'
noun1. a kind of sacred song.
2. a phrase or slogan constantly repeated. `Stop the cuts!' was the chant.
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