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Accentor

Ac-cen′tor

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Noun.
[L.
ad
. +
cantor
singer,
canere
to sing.]
1.
(Mus.)
One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.
[Obs.]
2.
(Zool.)
A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.