cantillation
English
Genesis 1:9: God said, "Let the waters be collected."
Letters in black, vowel points and d'geshim (gemination marks) in red, cantillation in blue.
Letters in black, vowel points and d'geshim (gemination marks) in red, cantillation in blue.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˌkæntɪˈleɪʃən/
Noun
cantillation (countable and uncountable, plural cantillations)
- The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
- Chanting.
Synonyms
Translations
the intonation of a sentence
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French
Noun
cantillation f (plural cantillations)
- cantillation (the act of cantillating)
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