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canto

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can·to  (knt)
n. pl. can·tos
One of the principal divisions of a long poem.
[Italian, from Latin cantus, song; see canticle.]
canto [kan-toe]
Noun
pl -tos a main division of a long poem [Italian: song]
canto
one of the main (larger) divisions in a long poem.
See also: Verse
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.canto - the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
voice part - a part written for a singer
2.canto - a major division of a long poem
poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"


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Cleric went through canto after canto of the `Commedia,' repeating the discourse between Dante and his `sweet teacher,' while his cigarette burned itself out unheeded between his long fingers.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
The cows swung placidly down the lane, and Anne followed them dreamily, repeating aloud the battle canto from MARMION--which had also been part of their English course the preceding winter and which Miss Stacy had made them learn off by heart--and exulting in its rushing lines and the clash of spears in its imagery.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
At first sight such a work seems to be a miscellany of myths, technical advice, moral precepts, and folklore maxims without any unifying principle; and critics have readily taken the view that the whole is a canto of fragments or short poems worked up by a redactor.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
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