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accentor

UK/əkˈsɛntə/US/əkˈsɛn.tɚ/

accentor noun: any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.

accentor: any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock
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Noun

accentor (plural accentors)

  1. Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
  2. (obsolete) The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
  3. (obsolete) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.

accentor meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Arabic

accentor in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

accentor in Bengali

এক ধরনের গায়িকা পাখি

accentor in Arabic

bird of the Prunella genus
لهجة

Forms of accentor

pluralaccentors

Origin of accentor

From Latin accentor (“one who sings with another”), from ad + cantor (“singer”), from canō (“sing”). Superficially accent + -or.

Words formed from accentor

Words that rhyme with accentor

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Questions about accentor

What does accentor mean?
Accentor means any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
What is accentor in Tamil?
Accentor in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Accentor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is accentor?
Accentor is a noun.
How do you pronounce accentor?
Accentor is pronounced /əkˈsɛntə/ (UK).
What is the plural of accentor?
The plural of accentor is accentors.

Words near accentor in the dictionary

  1. accentological
  2. accentologically
  3. accentologist
  4. accentologists
  5. accentology
  6. accentor
  7. accentors
  8. accents
  9. accents circumflex
  10. accentuable
  11. accentual

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: accentor (page history and authors); accentor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accentor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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