| 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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