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can·tus
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təs
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kan
-t
uh
s
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noun,
plural
can·tus.
cantus firmus.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Latin;
see
canto
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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cantus
(ˈkæntəs)
—
n
,
pl
-tus
1.
a medieval form of church singing; chant
2.
Also called:
canto
the highest part in a piece of choral music
3.
(in 15th- or 16th-century music) a piece of choral music, usually secular, in polyphonic style
[Latin: song, from
canere
to sing]
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