#chant  a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
  supertype:  religious_song__religioussong  religious music for singing
  subtype:  Hallel  (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
  subtype:  Hare_Krishna  a chant to the Hindu god Krishna
  subtype:  plainsong__plainchant__Gregorian_chant  a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
     subtype:  cantus_firmus  a melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition

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