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cantoris

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Meaning

  1. adjective Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the cantor's (later precentor's) stall is placed (the left hand side to a person facing the altar);
    the cantoris side of a choir; a cantoris stall
  2. noun The lower of two choral voice parts sung when a part splits into two; traditionally sung by members of the choir on the cantoris side.
  3. noun That half of the choir singing cantoris parts, collectively.

Similar words

canticular cantillational cantoned cantic canonical caviconchal choric procathedral canon castrato

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