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SEMANTRON

\sˈɛmantɹˌɒn], \sˈɛmantɹˌɒn], \s_ˈɛ_m_a_n_t_ɹ_ˌɒ_n]\

Definitions of SEMANTRON

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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s[=e]-man'tron, n. in the Greek Church, a long bar of wood struck with a mallet to summon worshippers. [Gr.,--s[=e]mainein, to give a signal.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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