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canticum

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can⋅ti⋅cum

  [kan-ti-kuhm]
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–noun, plural -ti⋅ca  [-ti-kuh] .
part of an ancient Roman drama chanted or sung and accompanied by music.
Compare diverbium.

Origin:
< L, equiv. to cant(us) song (see canto, chant ) + -icum n. suffix; cf. -ic
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