"chant" meaning in French

See chant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-chant.ogg Forms: chants [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French chant, from Latin cantus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|chant|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French chant, {{inh+|fr|fro|chant}} Inherited from Old French chant, {{inh|fr|la|cantus}} Latin cantus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chant m (plural chants)
  1. song Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Singing Synonyms: chanson
    Sense id: en-chant-fr-noun-Y~dciQsF Disambiguation of Singing: 48 52 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. the discipline of singing Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Singing
    Sense id: en-chant-fr-noun-Lnk2oBMB Disambiguation of Singing: 48 52 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chant du cygne Related terms: chanter

Inflected forms

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