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precented

precented is the simple past and past participle of precent.

Meaning of precent

Verb

precent (third-person singular simple present precents, present participle precenting, simple past and past participle precented)

  1. (intransitive) To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship.

Questions about precented

What is precented the simple past and past participle of?
Precented is the simple past and past participle of precent.

Words near precented in the dictionary

  1. precensoring
  2. precensors
  3. precensorship
  4. precensus
  5. precent
  6. precented
  7. precenting
  8. precentor
  9. precentorial
  10. precentors
  11. precentorship

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Adapted from Wiktionary: precented (page history and authors); precent (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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