"cantillation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cantillations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cantillation (countable and uncountable, plural cantillations)
  1. The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (music, Judaism: trope symbols or marks): טעמי המקרא (Hebrew), טראָפּ (trop) (Yiddish) Translations (the intonation of a sentence): cantillation [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-cantillation-en-noun-kQ0~5UoQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'music, Judaism: trope symbols or marks': 80 20 Disambiguation of 'the intonation of a sentence': 98 2
  2. Chanting. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cantillation-en-noun-Zu0Wv3QV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trope Derived forms: cantillational

Inflected forms

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