CANTILLATE


Meaning of CANTILLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkan-tə-ˌlāt ]

transitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin cantilatus, past participle of cantilare to sing, perhaps from cantilena

Date: circa 1828

: to recite with musical tones

• can·til·la·tion ˌkan-tə-ˈlā-shən noun

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