DECANI


Meaning of DECANI in English

[ dɪ'keɪnʌɪ ]

■ noun the section of a church choir conventionally placed on the south side and taking the first or higher part in antiphonal singing. The opposite of cantoris .

Origin

C18: from L., lit. 'of the dean' (see dean 1 ).

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