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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