introit
Meaningentrance
Common meaning: a chant at the start of Mass
- introitentranceSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 266 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin introitus ‘entrance’.
Roots
- introitus Latin “entrance”
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