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cantore

singer

noun kan-TOH-reh Rare

Origin: Latin cantor, from canere (to sing).

Also means

cantor; bard

Usage Note

Cantore has a slightly elevated or archaic register compared to cantante. It is used for a church cantor, a troubadour, or a poet-singer: il cantore della patria (the bard of the homeland). The feminine form is cantora or cantrice in classical contexts.

Examples

"Il cantore intonò un canto antico."

Natural Translation

The singer intoned an ancient song.

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