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canto
[ kan-toh ]
/ ˈkæn toʊ /
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noun, plural can·tos.
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
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canto
/ (ˈkæntəʊ) /
noun plural -tos
music another word for cantus (def. 2)
a main division of a long poem
Word Origin for canto
C16: from Italian: song, from Latin cantus, from canere to sing
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