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schola cantorum

American  
[skoh-luh kan-tawr-uhm, -tohr-] / ˈskoʊ lə kænˈtɔr əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

plural

scholae cantorum

  1. an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.

  2. a section of a church, cathedral, or the like, for use by the choir.

schola cantorum British  
/ ˈskəʊlə kænˈtɔːrəm /

noun

  1. a choir or choir school maintained by a church

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Etymology

Origin of schola cantorum

First recorded in 1775–85, schola cantorum is from Medieval Latin schola cantōrum “school of singers”

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