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Meaning of cantillate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français cantiller

Examples

“Some recite this portion by cantillating each verse twice and then saying the Targum.”
“Five women [in the Temple of Vesta ...] were cantillating—Vesta this and Vesta that—all robed in identical white dresses, with white wool scarves wrapped several times about their heads.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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