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CHANTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played

Synonyms:

chanter; melody pipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chanter" is a kind of...):

pipe (a tubular wind instrument)

Holonyms ("chanter" is a part of...):

bagpipe (a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone)

Derivation:

chant (recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm)

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