CANTILLATE


Meaning of CANTILLATE in English

— cantillation , n.

/kan"tl ayt'/ , v.t., cantillated, cantillating .

to chant; intone.

[ 1860-65; cantillatus sung low, hummed (ptp. of cantillare ), equiv. to cant- sing (see CANT 1 ) + -ill- dim. suffix + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .