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cantillate

American  
[kan-tl-eyt] / ˈkæn tlˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

cantillated, cantillating

  1. to chant; intone.

cantillate British  
/ ˈkæntɪˌleɪt /

verb

  1. to chant (passages of the Hebrew Scriptures) according to the traditional Jewish melody

  2. to intone or chant

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Other Word Forms

  • cantillation noun

Etymology

Origin of cantillate

1860–65; < Late Latin cantillātus sung low, hummed (past participle of cantillāre ), equivalent to cant- sing ( cant 1 ) + -ill- diminutive suffix + -ātus -ate 1

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