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cantorial

[ kan-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
/ kænˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /
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adjective
of or relating to a cantor.
cantoris.
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Origin of cantorial

First recorded in 1785–95; cantor + -ial

Words nearby cantorial

Canton Island, cantonize, cantonment, Canton River, cantor, cantorial, cantoris, Cantor set, Cantor's paradox, can't punch one's way out of a paper bag, cantrip
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British Dictionary definitions for cantorial

cantorial
/ (kænˈtɔːrɪəl) /
adjective
of or relating to a precentor
(of part of a choir) on the same side of a cathedral, etc, as the precentor; on the N side of the choirCompare decanal
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