chanted

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone“a chanted psalm”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chant \Chant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Chanting.] [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. [1913 Webster]

The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

2.To celebrate in song. [1913 Webster]

The poets chant in the theaters.— Bramhall.[1913 Webster]

3.(Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant. [1913 Webster]

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