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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.
Translations
to chant or recite musically
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
cantillāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of cantillō