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PRECENTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does precentor mean?
• PRECENTOR (noun)
The noun PRECENTOR has 1 sense:
1. the musical director of a choir
Familiarity information: PRECENTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The musical director of a choir
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cantor; choirmaster; precentor
Hypernyms ("precentor" is a kind of...):
musician (artist who composes or conducts music as a profession)
Derivation:
precentorship (the position of precentor)
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