Chan vs Chant - What's the difference?
chan | chant |
An IRC channel.
* 1997', "Dominic Donegan", ''Is there a #nethack '''chan on IRC?'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.roguelike.nethack )
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To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
* Spenser
To sing or intone sacred text.
Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.
(music) 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.
Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
* Macaulay
A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.
As nouns the difference between chan and chant
is that chan is foot, leg while chant is type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.As a verb chant is
to sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.chan
English
Etymology 1
.Noun
(en noun)- I tried, but I never get anyone in the chan ! I don't know how/where to advertise... maybe we should set up a meeting time or something?
Derived terms
* chanopEtymology 2
From , a popular imageboard.Noun
(head)chant
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic) chauntVerb
(en verb)- The cheerful birds do chant sweet music.
Noun
(wikipedia chant) (en noun)- His strange face, his strange chant .