cantoris
Meanings
adj
- 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);
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.
- That half of the choir singing cantoris parts, collectively.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cantōris (“of the cantor”).
Antonyms
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