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CANTILLATION
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cantillation" is a kind of...):
chanting; intonation (the act of singing in a monotonous tone)
Derivation:
cantillate (recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm)