cantos

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cantos - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral
        music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano.
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     Canto fermo[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in
        cathedral service; the plain song.
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