[kahn-tah-bi-ley, -bee-, kuh
n-; It. kahn-tah-bee-le] 
Music.| 1. | songlike and flowing in style. |
| 2. | in a cantabile manner. |
| can·ta·bi·le (kän-tä'bĭ-lā') adv. & adj. In a smooth, lyrical, flowing style. Used chiefly as a direction. n. A cantabile passage or movement. [Italian, from Late Latin cantābilis, worthy to be sung, from Latin cantāre, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.] |