cantillation
cantillation · cantillations
The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are…The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
/ˌkæntɪˈleɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
(countable, uncountable)Chanting.
liturgical chanting
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From or equivalent to cantillate + -ion / -ation.From or equivalent to cantillate + -ion / -ation.
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Forms
plural: cantillations| Singular | cantillation |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedcantillational
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.