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| chants | |
| 1. n. plural of chant |  |
| chant | |
| 1. v. To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music. | |
| 2. v. To sing or intone sacred text. | |
| 3. v. To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group. | |
| The football fans chanted insults at the referee. | |
| 4. v. (transitive, archaic) To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits. | |
| 5. n. Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony. | |
| 6. n. (music) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music. | |
| 7. n. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. | |
| 8. n. A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual. | |
