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песнопе́ние — meaning in English

pesnopeniye

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English meaning

  • chant verb To sing or speak words in a repetitive, rhythmic way, often as a group.
  • glee noun Great delight or high-spirited joy.
  • singing noun The act of making musical sounds with the voice.

Senses

песнопе́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • glee (singing, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.
  • motet A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
  • singing The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

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.

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