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MUEZZIN

\mjˈuːzɪn], \mjˈuːzɪn], \m_j_ˈuː_z_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of MUEZZIN

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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the Moslem official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

An official attached to a mosque, whose business it is to summon to prayers.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

In Mohammedan countries, a clerk or crier who proclaims from the minaret of a mosque the hour of prayer.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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