cantillate

verb

1. To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).

   Some recite this portion by cantillating each verse twice and then saying the Targum.

Where it comes from

First attested in 1864; borrowed from Latin cantillō (“to sing”), from cantillātus + -ō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry cantillate (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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