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see|can't|cânt
was wotd|2007|May|9
English

Pronunciation
enPR|k�nt, IPA|/kænt/
audio|en-us-cant.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ænt

Etymology 1
From L. cantare (sing', probably via ONF. canter 'sing, tell', cognate with chant

Noun
en-noun

1. The jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

#: He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.

1. A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
2. empty|Empty, hypocritical talk.

#: People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant.

1. A musical singing sound.
2. heraldry A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name of the bearer.

Synonyms
italbrac|musical singing: chant, singsong

Related terms
descant

Translations
trans-top|jargon of a particular class or subgroup
German: t|de|Fachsprache|f, t|de|Jargon|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|secret language
Dutch: t|nl|Bargoens n, t|nl|boeventaal f
French: t+|fr|argot|m
German: t|de|Gaunersprache|f, t|de|Rotwelsch|n
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, ingo)
Korean: �� [��] (sogeo)
Spanish: t+|es|argot|m, t+|es|jerga|f
trans-bottom

trans-top|hypocritical talk
Dutch: t|nl|gezever n
Finnish: hurskastelu
trans-mid
Japanese: ������� (gizentekina iikata), ������� (kucisaki-dakeno kotoba)
trans-bottom

trans-top|musical singing sound
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|blazon that makes a pun
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
2. intransitive To speak in set phrases.
3. intransitive To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
4. context|intransitive|heraldry Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.

Etymology 2
rfe

Noun
en-noun

1. (obsolete) corner, niche
2. slope, the angle at which something is set.

#* RQ:Stevenson Treasure|Five
#*: Owing to the cant of the vessel, the masts hung far out over the water, and from my perch on the cross-trees I had nothing below me but the surface of the bay.

1. A movement or throw that overturns something.

Related terms
cantilever

Translations
trans-top|angle at which something is set
Dutch: t-|nl|helling f
Finnish: kaltevuus
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (shamen), ��(keisha)
trans-bottom

trans-top|movement that overturns
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To set (something) at an angle.
2. transitive To bevel an edge or corner.
3. transitive To overturn so that the contents are empty|emptied.

Translations
trans-top|set something at an angle
Dutch: t-|nl|neigen
German: t|de|kanten, t|de|kippen
trans-mid
Finnish: t-|fi|kallistaa
trans-bottom

trans-top|to bevel an edge or corner
German: t|de|abschrägen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 3
rfe

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To divide or parcel out.

Etymology 4
From ME., presumably from hypothetical MLG kant

Adjective
kant
en-adj|-

1. (English dialect) lively, lusty.

Category:Cant
Category:Sound

Catalan

Etymology
From L.|ca cantus.

Noun
cant

1. song|Song

Category:Catalan nouns

Welsh

Noun
cant m (plural cannoedd)

1. hundred|Hundred.
2. century|Century.

cant m (plural cantau)

1. hoop|Hoop.
2. rim|Rim.

Mutation
cy-mut-c|ant

Related terms
hanner cant - fifty

References
Definition from the BBC.

Category:Welsh nouns

ar:cant
fa:cant
fr:cant
io:cant
pt:cant
ru:cant
te:cant
vi:cant
tr:cant
zh:cant

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