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cantillate

[ kan-tl-eyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, can·til·lat·ed, can·til·lat·ing.

to chant; intone.

cantillate

/ ˈkæntɪˌleɪt /

verb

to chant (passages of the Hebrew Scriptures) according to the traditional Jewish melody
to intone or chant

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cantil·lation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cantillate¹

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of cantillate¹

C19: from Late Latin cantillāre to sing softly, from Latin cantāre to sing

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Example Sentences

Does Mr. Arnold Bennett cantillate his "copy" into the horn of a graphophone or use a motor-stylus?

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