VERB | communication | chant, intone, intonate, cantillate | recite with musical intonation |
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communication | chant, tone, intone | utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically | |
NOUN | communication | chant | a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone |
Sounds | chae'nt | |
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Rhymes | ant ... transplant: 24 rhymes with aent... |
Meaning | A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone. | |
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Instances | Hallel | (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh |
Hare Krishna | A chant to the Hindu god Krishna | |
Narrower | cantus firmus | A melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition |
plainsong, plainchant | A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church | |
Broader | religious song | religious music for singing |
Spanish | cántico, canto litúrgico, canto | |
Catalan | càntic, cant litúrgic, cant, consigna | |
Verbs | chant | recite with musical intonation |
chant | utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically |
Meaning | recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They will chant the duet | |
Example | "The rabbi chanted a prayer" | |
Synonyms | intone, intonate, cantillate | |
Narrower | singsong | speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong |
Broader | sing | produce tones with the voice |
Spanish | cantar, entonar, salmodiar | |
Catalan | cantar, entonar, salmejar, salmodiar | |
Nouns | chant | a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone |
chanter | reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played | |
chanting | the act of singing in a monotonous tone |
Meaning | Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | Sam and Sue chant | |
Example | "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" | |
Synonyms | tone, intone | |
Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
Spanish | entonar | |
Catalan | entonar | |
Nouns | chant | a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone |
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