chant

English

/tʃɑːnt/, /tʃænt/

verb
Definitions
  • To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
  • To sing or intone sacred text.
  • To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
  • (transitive) To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chaunten derived from Old French chanter derived from Latin cantāre, cantō, canto (sing) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (sing).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂n-

Gloss

sing

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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