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precentor

/prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
pre-cen-tor
IPA
/prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

precentors (plural) præcentor (alternative) precentour (alternative)

Derived Forms

precentorial precentorship precentress

Frequently Paired Words

succentor

Synonyms

choirmaster cantor

Rhymes With

center off-center centre off-centre enter re-enter valley center mentor correction center correction centre presenter inventor

Questions

How do you pronounce precentor?
The recorded pronunciation is /prɪˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/.
What does precentor mean?
The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
Where does precentor come from?
It is traced to French.

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