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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canticle \Can"ti*cle\, n.; pl {Canticles}. [L. canticulum a little song, dim. of canticum song, fr cantus a singing, fr coner to sing. See {Chant}.] 1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. pl The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament. 3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for chanting in church service. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: canticle n : a hymn derived from the Bible
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