cantorial

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or in the fashion of a cantor

“a recording of cantorial song”

OriginEnglish cantor ← Latin cantor ← Proto-Italic *kanō →
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Meanings

adjectivecantorial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or in the fashion of a cantor

    a recording of cantorial song

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  3. Proto-Italic*kanō
  4. Latincanō
  5. Latincantor
  6. Englishcantor
  7. Englishcantorial

From cantor + -ial.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cantorial

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Anagrams

cartolinaloricatan
Cite this entry
APA

cantorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantorial

MLA

“cantorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cantorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cantorial.

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