Cantillated

/ˈkæntɪleɪtɪd/ adjective

Definition

Sung or chanted with cantillation; past tense of cantillate, meaning to have sung in a rhythmic or ritualistic manner.

Etymology

Past participle of cantillate, showing a completed action of singing or chanting in the cantillation style.

Kelly Says

When a Torah is cantillated, it's not just being read—ancient melody patterns guide the recitation, meaning texts thousands of years old are literally sung the way they were meant to be!

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