cantatrices

Variant of cantatrice

cantatrice definition

can·ta·trice (It kän′tä trē′c̸he; Fr kän tȧ trēs′)

noun pl. cantatrici -·tri′ci (It, -c̸hē)

a female professional singer

Etymology: Fr & It < L cantatrix, fem. of cantator, singer < pp. of cantare: see chant

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