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A short, simple series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes.
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A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner.
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A song or melody.
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A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan: the chant of the crowd at the rally.
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To sing or intone to a chant: chant a prayer.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.