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(chants, chanting, chanted) 1. A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again. He was greeted by the chant of ‘Judas! Judas!’. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. A chant is a religious song or prayer that is sung on only a few notes. ...a Buddhist chant. N-COUNT: usu adj N 3. If you chant something or if you chant, you repeat the same words over and over again. Demonstrators chanted slogans... The crowd chanted ‘We are with you.’... Several thousand people chanted and demonstrated outside the building. VERB: V n, V with quote, V, also V that • chanting A lot of the chanting was in support of the deputy Prime Minister. N-UNCOUNT 4. If you chant or if you chant something, you sing a religious song or prayer. Muslims chanted and prayed... Mr Sharma lit incense and chanted Sanskrit mantras. VERB: V, V n • chanting The chanting inside the temple stopped. N-UNCOUNT
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English chaunten, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin cantare, frequentative of canere to sing; akin to Old English hana rooster, Old Irish canid he sings Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to make melodic sounds with the voice; especially to sing a ~ 2. to recite something in a monotonous repetitive tone protesters were ~ing outside transitive verb 1. to utter as in ~ing 2. to celebrate or praise in song or ~ II. noun Date: 1671 1. song 1 2. a. plainsong b. a rhythmic monotonous utterance or song c. a composition for ~ing ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a spoken singsong phrase, esp. one performed in unison by a crowd etc. b a repetitious singsong way of speaking. 2 Mus. a a short musical passage in two or more phrases used for singing unmetrical words, e.g. psalms, canticles. b the psalm or canticle so sung. c a song, esp. monotonous or repetitive. 3 a musical recitation, esp. of poetry. --v.tr. & intr. 1 talk or repeat monotonously (a crowd chanting slogans). 2 sing or intone (a psalm etc.). Etymology: ME (orig. as verb) f. OF chanter sing f. L cantare frequent. of canere cant- sing ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. песнь; пение; напев the chant of birds —- пение птиц 2. церковное пение, песнопение; хорал(ы) 3. монотонное пение; однообразная протяжная песня; унылый напев 4. декламация или чтение нараспев the chant of the auctioneer —- монотонные выклики аукциониста 5. скандирование 6. лай; голос (охотничьих собак) 7. петь; распевать 8. воспевать to chant the praises of smb. —- воспевать кого-л.; воздавать хвалу кому-л. 9. монотонно повествовать или петь 10. говорить или читать нараспев 11. монотонно повторять одно и то же 12. бубнить 13. скандировать the crowd chanted —- толпа скандировала 14. сл. расхваливать плохую лошадь; барышничать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) poet. песнь 2) eccl. монотонное песнопение; пение псалма 2. v. 1) poet. петь 2) воспевать to chant the praises of smb. - восхвалять или расхваливать кого-л. 3) рассказывать или петь монотонно; говорить нараспев; скандировать (лозунги и т.п.) 4) jargon расхваливать при продаже лошадь, скрывая ее недостатки; барышничать Syn: see sing ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v 1 to repeat a word or phrase again and again (an angry crowd chanting slogans and waving banners) 2 to sing or say a religious song or prayer in a way that involves singing phrases on one note (a priest chanting the liturgy) ~2 n 1 words or phrases that are repeated again and again by a group of people (take up a chant) (Dave took up the crowd's chant of "More Jobs! More Money!") 2 a regularly repeated tune, often with many words sung on one note, especially used for religious prayers (- see also Gregorian chant) - chanter n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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