accentor

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accentor

/əkˈsɛntə/ UK
/əkˈsɛn.tɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛntə(ɹ)

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From Latin accentor (“one who sings with another”), from ad + cantor (“singer”), from canō (“sing”). Superficially accent + -or.

noun accentors

Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
obsolete The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
obsolete One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.

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noun bird of the Prunella genus

Español	acentor
Português	ferreirinha
Français	accenteur
Deutsch	Braunelle
Română	brumăriță
Русский	завиру́шка zavirúška
العربية	لهجة

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@misc{accentor_2026,
  title = {accentor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accentor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}