decani
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin decānī (“of the dean”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]decani (not comparable)
- (church architecture) Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the dean's stall is placed (the right hand side to a person facing the altar); decanal.
- 1934, Dorothy L. Sayers, The Nine Tailors:
- You want a few more daffs on the decani side […]
Noun
[edit]decani
- (music) The higher of two choral voice parts sung when a part splits into two; traditionally sung by members of the choir on the decani side.
- 1988, Gordon Paine, Howard Swan, Five Centuries of Choral Music: Essays in Honor of Howard Swan, page 105:
- All the extant voices participate fully in the decani-cantoris split at that point, so one is tempted to assume that the tenors split into decani and cantoris parts as well.
- (music) That half of the choir singing decani parts, collectively.
Antonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “decani”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]decani m
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]decānī
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