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单词 precention
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precentionn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praecentiōn-, praecentiō.
Etymology: < classical Latin praecentiōn-, praecentiō performance of music as a prelude < praecent- , past participial stem of praecinere to make music, play, sing (see precentor n.) + -iō -ion suffix1. Compare earlier precantation n. and also concention n., incention n. N.E.D. (1907) indicates the stress as preˈcention.
Music. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A flourish at the beginning of a song or piece of music.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Precention, a singing before; the on-set or flourish of a Song.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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