English Explanatory Dictionary

cantillate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).

Word forms

cantillate cantillates cantillating cantillated

Etymology

First attested in 1864; borrowed from Latin cantillō (“to sing”), from cantillātus + -ō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

cantillation
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