"precent" meaning in English

See precent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: precents [present, singular, third-person], precenting [participle, present], precented [participle, past], precented [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} precent (third-person singular simple present precents, present participle precenting, simple past and past participle precented)
  1. (intransitive) To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-precent-en-verb-bfvMGui2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precented",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precented",
      "tags": [
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship."
      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "precent"
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    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precented",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precented",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English lemmas",
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      ],
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        "To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To act as precentor, leading songs or prayers in a place of worship."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
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}

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