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Cantillation

//ˌkæntɪˈleɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    liturgical chanting wordnet
  3. 3
    Chanting. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From or equivalent to cantillate + -ion / -ation.

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