CANTILLATION

cantillation

(noun) liturgical chanting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cantillation (countable and uncountable, plural cantillations)

The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.

Chanting.

Synonyms

• trope

Source: Wiktionary


Can`til*la"tion, n.

Definition: A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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