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cantillated

cantillated is the simple past and past participle of cantillate.

Meaning of cantillate

Verb

cantillate (third-person singular simple present cantillates, present participle cantillating, simple past and past participle cantillated)

  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.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 264

Questions about cantillated

What is cantillated the simple past and past participle of?
Cantillated is the simple past and past participle of cantillate.

Words near cantillated in the dictionary

  1. cantilevering
  2. cantileverings
  3. cantilevers
  4. cantiling
  5. cantillate
  6. cantillated
  7. cantillates
  8. cantillating
  9. cantillation
  10. cantillational
  11. cantillations

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