canto
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can·to 
[kan-toh] Pronunciation Key
[kan-toh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -tos.
| one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem. |
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| can·to
(kān'tō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. can·tos One of the principal divisions of a long poem. [Italian, from Latin cantus, song; see canticle.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
canto
canto
1590, from L. cantus "song" (see chant). As "a section of a long poem," used in It. by Dante, in Eng. first by Spenser.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| canto | |
noun | |
| 1. | the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music |
| 2. | a major division of a long poem |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. Canto fermo[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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