CHANT

chant. Chant, n. a song, tune, melody, chathedral service

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Chant (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Chanting.] [[F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere to sing. Cf. Cant affected speaking, and see Hen.]] 1. 1. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music. Spenser. 2. 2. To celebrate in song.
The poets chant in the theaters. Bramhall. 3. 3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.