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muezzin

mu·ez·zin [ myoo ézzin, moo ézzin ] (plural mu·ez·zins)


noun 
Definition:
 
man who calls Muslims to prayer: a mosque official who calls Muslims to prayer from a minaret five times a day

[Late 16th century. < dialect variant of Arabic mu'aḏḏin, form of 'aḏḏana "call to prayer" < 'uḏn "ear"]
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