— 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 ]
— 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 . 2012