vt song; melody.
2. chant ·vt to celebrate in song.
3. chant ·vi to sing, as in reciting a chant.
4. chant ·vt a psalm, ·etc., arranged for chanting.
5. chant ·vt twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
6. chant ·vi to make melody with the voice; to sing.
7. chant ·vt to utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
8. chant ·vt to sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
9. chant ·vt a short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, ·etc., are sung or recited. it is the most ancient form of choral music.