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skandieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chant verb To sing or speak words in a repetitive, rhythmic way, often as a group.
  • scan verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.

Senses

skandieren is used for these senses in English:

  • chant To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
  • scan (poetry, transitive) To read or mark so as to show a specific metre. [from 14th C.]

chant — full definition

  1. verb To sing or speak words in a repetitive, rhythmic way, often as a group.
  2. noun A repeated rhythmic phrase, or a simple melody used for religious or ritual singing.

scan — full definition

  1. verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.
  2. verb To examine something closely or systematically, especially using a device or medical equipment.
  3. verb To convert a physical document or image into digital form using a scanner.
  4. noun The result of a scanning process, especially a medical image.

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