Chant

What do we mean by chant?

A series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes. noun

A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner. noun

A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan. noun

To sing or intone to a chant. intransitive verb

To celebrate in song. intransitive verb

To say in the manner of a chant. intransitive verb

To sing, especially in the manner of a chant. intransitive verb

To speak monotonously. intransitive verb

To sing; warble; utter with a melodious voice.

To celebrate in song: as, to chant the praises of Jehovah.

To sing, as in the church service, in a style between air and recitative. See chant, n.

To sing; make melody with the voice.

To sing psalms, canticles, etc., as in the church service, after the manner of a chant.

To go in full cry: said of hounds.

A vocal melody; a song; especially, now, one that is solemn, slow, or monotonous. noun

Specifically— A melody composed in the Ambrosian or Gregorian style, following one of the ecclesiastical modes, having often a note for each syllable, and without a strict rhythmical structure: sometimes called a tone; when used in contrapuntal composition, called a canto fermo. A Gregorian melody, usually of ancient origin, intended to be used with a prose text in several verses, several syllables in each verse being recited or intoned upon a single note. A Gregorian chant of this kind has five parts: the intonation, the first dominant or reciting-note, the mediation, the second dominant or reciting-note, and the ending or cadence. A short composition in seven measures, the first and fourth of which contain but one note, whose time-value may be extended at will so as to accompany several syllables or words, while the remaining measures are sung in strict rhythm: commonly called an Anglican chant, because most extensively used in the services of the Anglican Church for the canticles and the psalms. An Anglican chant consists of two parts, the first of three and the second of four measures; each half begins with a reciting-note and ends with a cadence; the first cadence is also called the mediation. A double chant is equal in length to two typical or single chants, that is, contains fourteen measures, four reciting-notes, etc. The distribution of the words of a text for use with a chant is called pointing (which see). The Anglican chant is probably a modernized form of the Gregorian, without an intonation, having the mediation and cadence made strictly rhythmical, and following the modern ideas of tonality and harmony, Any short composition one or more of whose notes may be extended at will so as to accompany several syllables or words. noun

Formerly also spelled chaunt. noun

To utter with a melodious voice; to sing. transitive verb

To celebrate in song. transitive verb

Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.

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.

Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.

A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.

Words that are spelled similarly to chant:
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Words that rhyme with chant:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe chant:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective chant:
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Consonant match to chant:
chaunt.

Words that sound like chant:
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