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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Cantos | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Canto \Can"to\, n.; pl. {Cantos}. [It. canto, fr. L. cantus singing, song. See {Chant}.] 1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. 2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano. {[d8]Canto fermo}[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song. | |
