Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech.
A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument.
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
The material recited.
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.
A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.