Canto

['kæntəʊ] or ['kænto]

Definition

(noun.) a major division of a long poem.

(noun.) the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music.

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Definition

(n.) One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

(n.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano.

Edited by Angelina

Definition

n. division of a song or poem: the treble or leading melody.—n. Can′tor the leader of the singing in a church a precentor.—adjs. Cantō′rial; Cantō′ris (gen. of L. cantor) of or belonging to the cantor or precentor.—n. Can′tus a melody esp. an ecclesiastical style of music.—Canto fermo the simple melody of the hymns and chants used in the Christian Church of the West from the earliest times.

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