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chanting en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
    • I remember much chanting in church during my childhood.
    • The Synod of Aberdeen forbade 'chantings and choruses' at funerals.

Forms

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Deriveds

Gelugpa chanting · chantingly

Translations (1)

es canturreo (singing, especially as a chant is sung)

chanting en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English chauntynge; equivalent to chant + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of chant
    form of chant