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Cantillation

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can·til·late  (kntl-t)
tr. & intr.v. can·ti·lat·ed, can·ti·lat·ing, can·ti·lates
To chant or recite (a liturgical text) in a musical monotone.
[Latin cantilre, cantilt-, to sing, from cantre, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]
cantil·lation n.
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Noun1.cantillation - liturgical chanting
chanting, intonation - the act of singing in a monotonous tone
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Reared on Shubert and Beethoven, Reich also has studied Balinese gamelan and the traditional form of cantillation (chanting of Hebrew Scripture) along the way.
REICH MAKING THE MOST OUT OF MINIMALISM : THE FACTS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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