CANTILLATING

Verb

cantillating

present participle of cantillate

Source: Wiktionary


CANTILLATE

Can"til*late, v. i. Etym: [L. cantillatus, p. p. of cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See Cantata.]

Definition: To chant; to recite with musical tones. M. Stuart.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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