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   cantillate

   /ˈkantɪleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. chant or intone (a passage of religious text): rare "he cantillated the verses of the ancient Avesta"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin cantillat- ‘hummed’, from the verb cantillare, from cantare (see chant).

   Derivatives

   • 1. cantillation noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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