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psaltes

psaltes noun: a Byzantine cantor.

Noun

psaltes (plural psaltae)

  1. A Byzantine cantor.

Forms of psaltes

pluralpsaltae

Origin of psaltes

Latin psaltēs

Questions about psaltes

What does psaltes mean?
Psaltes means a Byzantine cantor.
What part of speech is psaltes?
Psaltes is a noun.
What is the plural of psaltes?
The plural of psaltes is psaltae.

Words near psaltes in the dictionary

  1. psalterist
  2. psalterists
  3. psalterium
  4. psalters
  5. psaltery
  6. psaltes
  7. psaltress
  8. psaltries
  9. psaltry
  10. Psamathe
  11. Psamathean

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