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precentor


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Precentor  \Pre*cen"tor\,  n.  [L.  praecentor,  fr  praecinere  to 
  sing  before  prae  before  +  canere  to  sing.  See  {Chant}.] 
  A  leader  of  a  choir;  a  directing  singer.  Specifically: 
  a  The  leader  of  the  choir  in  a  cathedral;  --  called  also 
  the  {chanter}  or  master  of  the  choir.  --Hook. 
  b  The  leader  of  the  congregational  singing  in  Scottish  and 
  other  churches. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  precentor 
  n  :  the  musical  director  of  a  choir  [syn:  {choirmaster},  {cantor}] 




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