chant

v. sing, intone, recite

n. song, monotonous utterance, intonation

Chant (from Old French chanter) is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes to highly complex musical structures, often including a great deal of repetition of musical subphrases, such as Great Responsories and Offertories of Gregorian chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened or stylized form of speech. In the later Middle Ages some religious chant evolved into song (forming one of the roots of later Western music).
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Noun
1. a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
(hypernym) religious song
(hyponym) Hallel
(derivation) tone, intone
Verb
1. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
(synonym) intone, intonate, cantillate
(hypernym) sing
(hyponym) singsong
2. utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
(synonym) tone, intone
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

n. singing, song, melody; ode, canto, chant

(v. t.)
Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
  

(v. t.)
To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.
  

(v. t.)
To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
  

(v. t.)
To celebrate in song.
  

(v. t.)
Song; melody.
  

(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.
  

(v. t.)
A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.
  

(v. i.)
To sing, as in reciting a chant.
  

(v. i.)
To make melody with the voice; to sing.