chant — chant1 [tʃa:nt US tʃænt] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: chanter to sing , from Latin cantare, from canere] 1.) to repeat a word or phrase again and again ▪ protestors chanting anti government slogans 2.) to sing or say a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chant — chant1 [ tʃænt ] noun 1. ) count a word or phrase that people keep shouting or singing many times: The crowd of 60,000 started a chant of Go! Go! Go! 2. ) count or uncount a piece of religious music sung using a very limited range of notes, or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Les Chants de Maldoror — Auteur Lautréamont Genre épopée fantastique Pays d origine France Éditeur Albert Lacroix Date de parution 1869 Type de média … Wikipédia en Français
CHANT — Le chant est d’abord expression naturelle de l’être humain, que la voix soit belle ou non, éduquée ou non. Qu’il soit plaisir pur, qu’il ait vocation cultuelle, esthétique ou cathartique, qu’il se réclame de traditions millénaires ou des formes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
VOIX — La voix, premier des instruments, permet à la pensée de se muer en structures chantées ou parlées. Les vibrations se propagent dans l’air, porteuses d’un sens et même d’un «devenir». Cependant, si le «surgissement explosif», dont parle Nietzsche … Encyclopédie Universelle
champ — 1. champ [ ʃɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1080; lat. campus « plaine, terrain cultivé » ♦ Espace ouvert et plat. ⇒ campagne. I ♦ 1 ♦ Étendue de terre propre à la culture. ⇒ emblavure, guéret. Cultiver, labourer, emblaver, semer un champ (⇒ agriculture, 1.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cant — cant1 [kænt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: cant to speak, talk like a beggar trying to get money (16 18 centuries), from Latin cantare; CHANT1] 1.) [U] insincere talk about moral or religious principles by someone who is pretending to be better… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cantata — can|ta|ta [kænˈta:tə, kən US kən ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Italian; Origin: Latin, from the past participle of cantare; CHANT1] a piece of religious music for singers and instruments … Dictionary of contemporary English
canticle — can|ti|cle [ˈkæntıkəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: canticulum, from canticum song , from canere; CHANT1] a short religious song usually using words from the Bible … Dictionary of contemporary English
canto — can|to [ˈkæntəu US tou] n plural cantos [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: Latin cantus song , from canere; CHANT1] one of the parts into which a very long poem is divided →↑stanza … Dictionary of contemporary English
cantor — can|tor [ˈkæntə, to: US ər, o:r] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: singer , from canere; CHANT1] 1.) a man who leads the prayers and songs in a Jewish religious service 2.) the leader of a group of singers in a church … Dictionary of contemporary English