nnoun.communicationa repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single toneDerivationally Related Form:chant
Hypernyms:religious song
Inherited Hypernyms:chantreligious songreligious musicmusic genreexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:chantreligious songreligious musicmusic genremusicauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:chantreligious songsongmusical compositionmusicauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cantus firmusplainchantplainsong
Instance Hyponyms:Hallel Hare Krishna
Full Hyponyms:cantus firmusgregorian chantplainsong
vverb.communicationrecite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalmSynset:cantillate intonate intone
Examples:- The rabbi chanted a prayer
Derivationally Related Form:cantillationchanterintonationchantchanting
Hypernyms:sing
Inherited Hypernyms:chantsingtalkcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:singsong
Full Troponyms:singsong
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | They will --- the duet (apply to: intone, cantillate, chant)
vverb.communicationutter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmicallySynset:intone tone
Examples:- The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
Derivationally Related Form:intonationchant
Hypernyms:mouth speak talk utter verbalise verbalize
Inherited Hypernyms:tonetalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: chant)