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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canto \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: canto n 1: the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music 2: a major division of a long poem
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