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Canto

Canto Meaning & Definition
Canto Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Canto?

[n] a major division of a long poem
[n] the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

Synonyms | Synonyms for Canto:

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See Also | poem | section | subdivision | verse form | voice part

Canto In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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