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accentor

noun
ac·​cen·​tor | \ akˈsentÉ™(r)\
plural -s

Definition of accentor

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

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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