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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chant \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. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing. The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music. --Spenser. 2. To celebrate in song. The poets chant in the theaters. --Bramhall. 3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[i^]ng), n. Singing, esp. as a chant is sung. {Chanting falcon} (Zo["o]l.), an African falcon ({Melierax canorus or musicus}). The male has the habit, remarkable in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is incubating. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chanting n : the act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: {intonation}]
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