SCHOLA CANTORUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does schola cantorum mean? 

• SCHOLA CANTORUM (noun)
  The noun SCHOLA CANTORUM has 1 sense:

1. a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education

  Familiarity information: SCHOLA CANTORUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHOLA CANTORUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

choir school; schola cantorum

Hypernyms ("schola cantorum" is a kind of...):

prep school; preparatory school (a private secondary school)