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Subjects in this Topic:
(1):
(v. t.) To celebrate in song.
(2):
(v. t.) Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
(3):
(v. t.) To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
(4):
(v. t.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
(5):
(v. t.) 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.
(6):
(v. t.) Song; melody.
(7):
(v. i.) To sing, as in reciting a chant.
(8):
(v. t.) A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
(9):
(v. i.) To make melody with the voice; to sing.