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antechoir

nounmasculinetécnico/ɐ̃.tɨˈko.ɾu/rare

an·te·co·ro

Definition

Space in a church, usually near the entrance, where the choir or part of the choir is located.
The choirboys positioned themselves in the antechoir before the procession.
The cathedral's architecture included a spacious antechoir.
Common collocations
sing in the antechoirorganist of the antechoir

Etymology

Do prefixo latino ante- + coro.

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