canto

[ kan-toh ]

/ ˈkæn toʊ /

noun, plural can·tos.

one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.

Origin of canto

1580–90; <Italian <Latin cant(us) singing, song, equivalent to can(ere) to sing + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. cant¹, chant

Words nearby canto

canting arms, cantle, cantling, can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, can't make head or tail of, canto, canto fermo, canton, Canton crepe, Canton enamel, Cantonese

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Example sentences from the Web for canto

The 5th canto of Dante pleases me more, and more; it is that one in which he meets with Paulo and Francesca.
Life of John Keats|William Michael Rossetti
And even to this day you may see this thing, and to this day the car is borne to their canto.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
His grief at her loss finds pathetic expression in the 15th canto of the Messias.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
The last lines of this canto contain one of the most important indications of time which Dante gives in this part of the poem.
Dante: His Times and His Work|Arthur John Butler

There are over 260 rivers, all valueless for navigation purposes, except the Canto.
Alden's Handy Atlas of the World|John B. Alden

British Dictionary definitions for canto

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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单词	canto
释义	canto [ kan-toh ] / ˈkæn toʊ / noun, plural can·tos. one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem. Origin of canto 1580–90; <Italian <Latin cant(us) singing, song, equivalent to can(ere) to sing + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. cant¹, chant Words nearby canto canting arms, cantle, cantling, can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, can't make head or tail of, canto, canto fermo, canton, Canton crepe, Canton enamel, Cantonese Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for canto The 5th canto of Dante pleases me more, and more; it is that one in which he meets with Paulo and Francesca. Life of John Keats\|William Michael Rossetti And even to this day you may see this thing, and to this day the car is borne to their canto. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa\|Edward Hutton His grief at her loss finds pathetic expression in the 15th canto of the Messias. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8\|Various The last lines of this canto contain one of the most important indications of time which Dante gives in this part of the poem. Dante: His Times and His Work\|Arthur John Butler There are over 260 rivers, all valueless for navigation purposes, except the Canto. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World\|John B. Alden British Dictionary definitions for canto 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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