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accentor

noun
ac·cen·tor | \akˈsentə(r)\
plural -s

Definition of accentor 

: a bird of the genus Prunella especially : the European hedge sparrow

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First Known Use of accentor

1817, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for accentor

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, one that sings with another, from Latin ad- + Medieval Latin -centor (from Latin cantor singer)

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accented

accent mark

accentology

accentor

accentual

accentual-syllabic

accentuate

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The first known use of accentor was in 1817

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