canticum
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of canticum
< Latin, equivalent to cant ( us ) song ( see canto, chant) + -icum noun suffix; cf. -ic
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We are now fairly well informed of the tripartite diversion of the dialogue into canticum or song proper, recitative, and diverbium or spoken utterance104, with the incidental accompaniment of the tibia.
From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace
Cantate mihi canticum novum—"Sing to me a new song!"
From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent
The same monarch replied to his kingly captor, who sought to rouse him from dejection, on another occasion—"Quomodo cantabimus canticum in terra aliena!"
From Windsor Castle by Ainsworth, William Harrison
The comparison is the more apt, as about two-thirds of the illustrative scenes referred to in the next paragraph are in canticum.
From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace
As the King approached they set loose a great number of small birds, which fluttered about while the 'prophets' sung 'Cantate Domino canticum novum'—'Sing unto the Lord a new song.'
From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
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