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41chant — 01. The dancers [chanted] in low voices as they danced around the stage. 02. As we got nearer to the temple, we could hear the monks [chanting] in Sanskrit. 03. The [chanting] outside the government legislature intensified when the politicians… …
42chant — chant1 [tʃa:nt US tʃænt] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: chanter to sing , from Latin cantare, from canere] 1.) to repeat a word or phrase again and again ▪ protestors chanting anti government slogans 2.) to sing or say a… …
43chant — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to repeat a word or phrase again and again: an angry crowd chanting slogans and waving banners 2 to sing or say a religious song or prayer in a way that involves singing phrases on one note: a priest chanting the liturgy 2 noun… …
44chant — n 1. song, singing, melody, chanson, lied; carol, madrigal, glee, serenade, serenata, Music. cantata; spiritual, dirge, ballad; monody, homophony; aria, Music. arietta, chantey, Music. descant; lullaby, Music. berceuse; duet, All Music. catch,… …
45chant — I. verb Etymology: Middle English chaunten, from Anglo French chanter, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere to sing; akin to Old English hana rooster, Old Irish canid he sings Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to make melodic sounds… …
46chant — nm., chant d église, chanson : SHAN (Albanais, Annecy, Compôte Bauges, Thônes), chan (Leschaux). nm., côté le plus étroit dans le sens de la longueur : SHAN (Albanais 001, Thônes 004). A1) de chant, sur la plus petite face dans le sens de la… …
47chant — 1. verb /tʃɑːnt/ To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre modern music. 2. noun /tʃɑːnt/ Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony. See Also: enchant, Gregori …
48Chant — See Gregorian chant …
49chant — [14] The Latin verb for ‘sing’ was canere (possibly related to English hen). A form derived from it to denote repeated action was cantāre ‘keep on singing’, a rich source of English words. From its French descendant chanter we have chant and the… …
50chant — 1. noun 1) the protesters chants Syn: shout, cry, call, rallying call, cheer, slogan 2) the melodious chant of the monks Syn: incantation, intonation, singing, song, plainsong …
