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chants, plural;
  1. Say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone
    • - protesters were chanting slogans
    • - the crowd chanted “No violence!”
  2. Sing or intone (a psalm, canticle, or sacred text)

Noun
  1. A repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd

  2. A monotonous or repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual

  3. A short musical passage in two or more phrases used for singing unmetrical words; a psalm or canticle sung to such music

  4. The style of music consisting of such passages
    • - Gregorian chant
  1. (chant) a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
  2. (chant) recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
  3. (chant) tone: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
  4. (chanted) sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone; "a chanted psalm"
  5. (chanting) intonation: the act of singing in a monotonous tone
  6. Chant (from Old French chanter) is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes (e.g. woah woah) to highly complex musical structures (e.g. ...
  7. (Chant (album)) For the 2008 recording see Chant - Music For Paradise
  8. (Chant (crater)) Chant is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, behind the southwest limb as seen from the Earth. It lies within the southwestern part of the blanket of ejecta surrounding the Mare Orientale, beyond the Montes Cordillera mountain ring. ...
  9. (Chant (Donald Byrd album)) Chant is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1979. accessed August 31, 2010
  10. (Chant (horse)) Chant (foaled 1891 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1894 Kentucky Derby, Phoenix Stakes, and Clark Handicap. ...
  11. (CHANT (ship type)) A CHANT (from Channel Tanker) was a type of prefabricated coastal tanker which was built in the United Kingdom during the Second World War due to a perceived need for coastal tankers after the invasion of France. Some CHANTs were adapted to carry dry cargos. ...
  12. (chant) Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony; To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music
  13. (Chant) (Gr. echos; Sl. glas). The music proper to the Orthodox services. There are eight tones or modes in the Orthodox Byzantine chant, chanted by the chanters or cantors.
  14. (Chant) Repetition of magical phrases, syllables, or words to produce a desired effect as well as bring the chanter to a deeper meditative state. See also Mantra.
  15. (CHANT) A musical recitation of words midway between reading and singing of the Psalm in the worship service.
  16. (Chant) A short cheer or repetitive yell sometimes involving the crowd.
  17. (Chant) the language the auctioneer uses to accept the current bid and raise to the next bid.  Every auctioneer has a different chant and speed. ...
  18. (CHANT) A set of words or sounds that are repeated to raise power or to alter the consciousness.
  19. (CHANT) Normally a phrase or sentence that is softly spoken by a vocal group.
  20. (Chant) A short cheer, with simple arm movements. A short repeated yell. Usually done on the sidelines.
  21. (Chant) A short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
  22. (Chant) A simple song found in many cultures and traditions. It is a monophonic song without accompaniment, of relatively short duration, of limited melodic range, and with a fluid pulse reflecting the rhythm of the text. ...
  23. (Chant) A song or rhyme used to raise magickal energies.
  24. (Chant) A way of reciting words to music, generally in monophony and generally for liturgical purposes, as in Gregorian Chant.
  25. (Chant) Consists of several ideas, themes or sounds which maintain a similar beat and can be performed together.  Can be accompanied by movements and can be conducted by teacher or students to change performance.