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cantor
noun
- a church choir leader; precentor
- a singer of liturgical solos in a synagogue, who leads the congregation in prayer; hazan
Related Forms:
- cantorial adjective
Cantor,
Georg (Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp) 1845-1918; Ger. mathematician, born in Russia
See cantor in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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