chant
/tสรฆnt/noun
- 1
Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
- 2
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
Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
- 4
A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.
verb
- 1
To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
- 2
To sing or intone sacred text.
- 3
To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
โThe football fans chanted insults at the referee.โ
- 4
To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.
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