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21chant|er — «CHAN tuhr, CHAHN », noun. 1. a person who chants or sings; singer; songster. 2. a) a person who sings in the choir of a cathedral or the like; chorister. b) the precentor, or chief singer in the choir; cantor. 3. a priest who sings Masses in a… …
22chant|ey — «SHAN tee, CHAN », noun, plural eys. a song sung by sailors, especially in rhythm with the motions of their work: »May we lift a deep sea chantey such as seamen use at sea? (Rudyard Kipling). Also, chanty, shantey, shanty. ╂[perhaps alteration of …
23CHANT — s. m. Élévation et inflexion de voix sur différents tons, avec modulation. Chant agréable, harmonieux, mélodieux. Chant triste, lugubre. Chant d allégresse. Chants de triomphe. Des chants pieux. École de chant. Les règles du chant. L art du chant …
24CHANT — n. m. émission de sons variés et rythmés par lesquels la voix s’élève et s’abaisse, de manière à former un ensemble musical. Chant d’allégresse. Chants de triomphe. Des chants pieux. école de chant. Professeur de chant. Les règles du chant. L’art …
25Chant — For other uses, see Chant (disambiguation). Chant (from French chanter[1]) is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a… …
26chant — bro·chant·ite; chant·a·ble; chant·er; chant·er·ship; chant; en·chant; en·chant·er; en·chant·ing; en·chant·ment; en·chant·ress; mar·chant; mer·chant·able; mer·chant·man; mer·chant·ry; tren·chant; tren·chant·ly; bac·chant; mer·chant; chant·ing·ly;… …
27Chant — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chant (homonymie). La Chanteuse au gant par Edgar Degas (1878). Le chant représente l ensemble de la production …
28Chant — Vocal music of religious rites the world over. Chant connotes the sacred more consistently than any other kind of music. Although certain traditions may not hold to all of them, common characteristics of chant include: texts drawn from ancient …
29chant — chantable, adj. chantingly, adv. /chant, chahnt/, n. 1. a short, simple melody, esp. one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services. 2. a psalm …
30chant — [[t]tʃɑ͟ːnt, tʃæ̱nt[/t]] chants, chanting, chanted 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again. He was greeted by the chant of Judas! Judas! . 2) N COUNT: usu adj N A chant is a religious song… …
