chanty

chant·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shan-tee, chan-]
- /ˈʃæn ti, ˈtʃæn-/
- /ˈtʃɑːn.tɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shan-tee, chan-]
- /ˈʃæn ti, ˈtʃæn-/

Definitions of chanty word

abbreviation CHANTY chantey. 1
noun plural chanty a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work. 1
noun chanty Alternative spelling of shanty (song). 0

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Origin of chanty

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; alteration of French chanter to sing; see chant

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Parts of speech for Chanty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chanty

chanty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

chanty usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with chanty

what is a chanty?
what is a sea chanty?

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