The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cantillate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin cantilatus, past participle of cantilare to sing, perhaps from cantilena Date: circa 1828 to recite with musical tones • cantillation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
cantillate — cantillation, n. /kan tl ayt /, v.t., cantillated, cantillating. to chant; intone. [1860 65; < LL cantillatus sung low, hummed (ptp. of cantillare), equiv. to cant sing (see CANT1) + ill dim. suffix + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
cantillate — verb To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue) See Also: cantillation … Wiktionary
cantillate — v. chant, intone … English contemporary dictionary
cantillate — [ kantɪleɪt] verb rare chant or intone. Derivatives cantillation noun Origin C19: from L. cantillat , cantillare hum , from cantare (see chant) … English new terms dictionary
cantillate — can·til·late … English syllables
cantillate — [c]/ˈkæntəleɪt/ (say kantuhlayt) verb (cantillated, cantillating) –verb (i) 1. to chant passages of the Hebrew Bible as part of a religious service. 2. to chant or intone a text. –verb (t) 3. to utter in a chant. {Latin cantillāre to sing softly …
cantillate — v.tr. & intr. chant or recite with musical tones. Derivatives: cantillation n. Etymology: L cantillare sing low: see CHANT … Useful english dictionary
cantillation — [kant΄ l ā′shən] n. 〚< cantillate, chant (< L cantillatus, pp. of cantillare, hum, sing low < cantare: see CHANT) & ION〛 in Jewish liturgy, a chanting or reciting with certain prescribed musical phrases indicated by notations cantillate [kant΄… … Universalium
cantillation — [kant΄ l ā′shən] n. [< cantillate, chant (< L cantillatus, pp. of cantillare, hum, sing low < cantare: see CHANT) & ION] in Jewish liturgy, a chanting or reciting with certain prescribed musical phrases indicated by notations cantillate… … English World dictionary
