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precentor

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13
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16
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9
Pronunciation
/prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/
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/prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/ · /priˈsɛn.təɹ/

Definition of precentor

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.

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Etymology

From French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecinō (“to sing before”) + -or (“agent suffix”), from prae- + canĕre (“to sing”).

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