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cantorial

[ kan-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a cantor.


cantorial

/ kænˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a precentor
  2. (of part of a choir) on the same side of a cathedral, etc, as the precentor; on the N side of the choir Compare decanal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cantorial1

First recorded in 1785–95; cantor + -ial

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