Etymology

cantillate

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Today it means: To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue). Full definition →

Latin cantillō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcantillō“to sing”
  2. English todaycantillate

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

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