cantillate

English

Etymology

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Verb

cantillate (third-person singular simple present cantillates, present participle cantillating, simple past and past participle cantillated)

To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).
- 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 264:
  Some recite this portion by cantillating each verse twice and then saying the Targum.

Related terms

cantillation

Translations

to chant or recite musically

French: cantiller (fr)

Anagrams

Cattellian

Latin

Verb

cantillāte

second-person plural present active imperative of cantillō