"canto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæntəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæntoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-canto.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cantos [plural]
Rhymes: -æntəʊ Etymology: From Italian canto (“song”). Doublet of chant. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|canto|t=song}} Italian canto (“song”), {{doublet|en|chant}} Doublet of chant Head templates: {{en-noun}} canto (plural cantos)
  1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. Wikidata QID: Q11022340 Translations (one of the chief divisions of a long poem): Gesang [masculine] (German), Canto [masculine] (German), ének (Hungarian), dziedājums [masculine] (Latvian), пеење (peenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), pieśń [feminine] (Polish), cânt [neuter] (Romanian), песнь (pesnʹ) [feminine] (Russian), sång [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-canto-en-noun-en:Q11022340 Disambiguation of 'one of the chief divisions of a long poem': 92 4 4
  2. (music) The treble or leading melody. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-canto-en-noun-en:melody Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 53 10 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (music) The designated division of a song. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-canto-en-noun-en:division Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canto fermo

Inflected forms

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