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   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.]
   To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
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   The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.
   Spenser.
   
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   To celebrate in song.
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   The poets chant in the theaters.
   Bramhall.
   
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   (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
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   Chanting , n. Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
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   Chanting falcon (Zool.), an African falcon (Melierax canorus or musicus). The male has the habit, remarkable in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is incubating.
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