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   chant

   /tʃɑːnt/

   noun

   • 1. a repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd: "a group of young people set up a chant of ‘Why are we waiting?’" Similar shoutcrysloganrallying callwar crychoruschanting
   • ▪ a repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual: "he was whispering something, repeating it like a chant or a mantra" Similar incantationintonationrecitationsingingsongrecitativemantrarare:cantillation
   • 2. a short musical passage in two or more phrases used for singing unmetrical words; a psalm or canticle sung to such music.
   • ▪ the style of music consisting of chants: "Gregorian chant"

   verb

   • 1. say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone: "protesters were chanting slogans" Similar shoutsingchoruscarolrepeat
   • ▪ sing or intone (a psalm, canticle, or sacred text): "priests and choir chant the story of the resurrection" Similar singintoneincantreciterare:cantillateintonate

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘sing’): from Old French chanter ‘sing’, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere ‘sing’.

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