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- [pri-sen-ter]
- /prɪˈsɛn tər/
- /priːˈsentə/
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- [pri-sen-ter]
- /prɪˈsɛn tər/
Definitions of precentor word
- noun precentor a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing. 1
- noun precentor a cleric who directs the choral services in a cathedral 0
- noun precentor a person who leads a congregation or choir in the sung parts of church services 0
- noun precentor a person who directs a church choir or congregation in singing 0
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Origin of precentor
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Late Latin praecentor leader in music, equivalent to Latin praecen-, variant stem of praecinere to lead in singing (prae- pre- + -cinere, combining form of canere to sing; see canto) + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Precentor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
precentor popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
precentor usage trend in Literature
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