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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
  • noun (Zoöl.) an African falcon (Melierax canorus or musicus). The male has the habit, remarkable in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is incubating.

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  • verb Present participle of chant.
  • noun Singing, especially as a chant is sung.

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  • noun the act of singing in a monotonous tone

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