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precentrix

precentrix noun: a female precentor.

Noun

precentrix (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A female precentor.

Forms of precentrix

alternative formpræcentrix

Origin of precentrix

Learned borrowing from Latin praecentrīx. By surface analysis, precentor + -trix.

Questions about precentrix

What does precentrix mean?
Precentrix means a female precentor.
What part of speech is precentrix?
Precentrix is a noun.

Words near precentrix in the dictionary

  1. precentral
  2. precentrally
  3. precentress
  4. precentresses
  5. precentrifuged
  6. precentrix
  7. precentromeric
  8. precents
  9. precepit
  10. precepits
  11. precept

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