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mu·ez·zin (myo̵̅o̅ ez′in)

noun

in Muslim countries, a crier, as in a minaret, who calls the people to prayer five times a day

Etymology: Ar mu'adhdhin, prp. of adhdhana, freq. of adhana, to proclaim < udhn, an ear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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