tr. & intr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
To chant or recite (a liturgical text) in a musical monotone.
[Latin cantilāre, cantilāt-, to sing, from cantāre, to sing.]
cantillation can'til·la'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
