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Synonyms for chant

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : chant, chahnt
Phonetic Transcription : tʃænt, tʃɑnt

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Définition of chant

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French chanter "to sing, celebrate" (12c.), from Latin cantare "to sing," originally frequentative of canere "sing" (which it replaced), from PIE root *kan- "to sing" (cf. Greek eikanos "cock," Old English hana "cock," both literally "bird who sings for sunrise;" Old Irish caniaid "sings," Welsh canu "sing"). The frequentative quality of the word was no longer felt in Latin, and by the time French emerged the word had entirely displaced canere. Related: Chanted; chanting.
  • noun chorus of song
  • verb sing simple song or song part
Example sentences :
  • Then, if you like, we can chant confidences in an antiphonal chorus.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • And then all the voices, the thousands of voices, began the chant of adoration and gratitude.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • You ought to hear Angie and the rest of 'em chant hymns of glory about him.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • That doleful wailing song of hers was the first chant of madness.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • At last he began to chant the death-song, which he had learned from the older braves.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • Low at first, then louder and louder came the rattling cacophony of their chant.
  • Extract from : « The Great Dome on Mercury » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • He began to chant, unconscious as a harp through which strikes a strong wind.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Then she began to skip around her companion and chant, "I know a secret, I know a secret."
  • Extract from : « The Hunters » by William Morrison
  • "That's enough of that," ordered Brennan, and Benton's chant stopped.
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson
  • And at the end of what seemed to be a versicle of his chant he called Bluebeard.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various
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