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cantillate

Verb (usu participle)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

cantillate(v = verb.communication) chant, intonate, intone - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"

is one way to sing

Derived form noun cantillation₁

Sample sentence:
They will cantillate the duet

cantillate, v. i. [L. cantillatus, p. p. of cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See Cantata.].

To chant; to recite with musical tones. M. Stuart. [1913 Webster]

cantillate, v.tr. & intr. chant or recite with musical tones.

Derivative

cantillation n.

Etymology

L cantillare sing low: see CHANT

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