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English

Alternative spellings

chaunt (obsolete)

Etymology
From OF. chanter, from L. cantare, "sing".

Pronunciation
IPA|/tʃɑːnt/
audio|en-us-chant.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɑːnt

Verb
en-verb

1. To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

Translations
trans-top|sing monophonically without instruments
Finnish: messuta
French: cander
trans-mid
Nahuatl: tlatoa
trans-bottom

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.

Related terms
enchant
Gregorian chant
incantation

French

Etymology
L.|fr cantus.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ʃɑ̃/, SAMPA|/SA~/

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. song

Synonyms
chanson

Related terms
chanter

Romansch

Verb
infl|rm|verb form

1. inflection of|chantar||first-person singular|present indicative

Welsh

Noun
chant m

1. cant|Cant with the aspirate mutation.

Mutation
cy-mut-c|ant

Category:Welsh mutated nouns

el:chant
fa:chant
fr:chant
gl:chant
io:chant
id:chant
ru:chant
fi:chant
te:chant
vi:chant
zh:chant

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