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Cantillation

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can·til·late  (kntl-t)
tr. & intr.v. can·til·lat·ed, can·til·lat·ing, can·til·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.
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