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Verb: chant  chãnt
  1. Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
    "The rabbi chanted a prayer";
    - intone, intonate, cantillate [rare]
     
  2. Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
    "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again";
    - tone, intone
Noun: chant  chãnt
  1. A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

Derived forms: chanted, chanting, chants

Type of: mouth, religious song, sing, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Chant, Plain