chanted

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chanted - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chant \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.]
     1. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
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              The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To celebrate in song.
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              The poets chant in the theaters.      --Bramhall.
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     3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or
        to a tune called a chant.
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chanted - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chanted
      adj 1: sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone; "a chanted
             psalm"