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intonation, chanting
(noun) the act of singing in a monotonous tone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chanting
present participle of chant
chanting (usually uncountable, plural chantings)
Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
The Synod of Aberdeen forbade 'chantings and choruses' at funerals.
Source: Wiktionary
Chant"ing, n.
Definition: Singing, esp. as a chant is sung. Chanting falcon (Zoöl.), 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.
Chant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Chanting.] Etym: [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.)
Definition: To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
Chant, v. i.
1. To make melody with the voice; to sing. "Chant to the sound of the viol." Amos vi. 5.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: To sing, as in reciting a chant. To chant (or chaunt) horses, to sing their praise; to overpraise; to cheat in selling. See Chaunter. Thackeray.
Chant, n.Etym: [F. chant, fr. L. cantus singing, song, fr. canere to sing. See Chant, v. t.]
1. Song; melody.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: 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.
3. A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. [R.] His strange face, his strange chant. Macaulay. Ambrosian chant, See under Ambrosian. Chant royal Etym: [F.], in old French poetry, a poem containing five strophes of eleven lines each, and a concluding stanza.
– each of these six parts ending with a common refrain.
– Gregorian chant. See under Gregorian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 November 2024
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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.