chantefable

[ French shahnt-fah-bluh ]

/ French ʃɑ̃tˈfɑ blə /

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noun, plural chante·fa·bles [shahnt-fah-bluh] /ʃɑ̃tˈfɑ blə/.

(in medieval French literature) a prose narrative interspersed with verse.

Nearby words

chansons de geste, chant, chant de guerre pour l'armée du rhin, chantage, chantant, chantefable, chanter, chanterelle, chanteur, chanteuse, chantey

Origin of chantefable

From French; see origin at chant, fable

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Examples from the Web for chantefable

Chantefable un peu Naïve and Clartés contain musical notations of rhythms.
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