'Canto' definitions:
Definition of 'canto'
(from WordNet)
noun
The highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
noun
A major division of a long poem
Definition of 'Canto'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano. [1913 Webster]
- Canto fermo[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'canto'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accompaniment,
- air,
- alto,
- antistrophe,
- aria,
- baritone,
- bass,
- basso continuo,
- basso ostinato,
- bassus,
- book,
- burden,
- cantus,
- cantus figuratus,
- cantus planus,
- chorus,
- continuo,
- contralto,
- couplet,
- descant,
- distich,
- drone,
- envoi,
- epode,
- figured bass,
- ground bass,
- heptastich,
- hexastich,
- lay,
- line,
- measure,
- melodia,
- melodic line,
- melody,
- monostich,
- note,
- octastich,
- octave,
- octet,
- ottava rima,
- part,
- pentastich,
- plain chant,
- plain song,
- prick song,
- quatrain,
- refrain,
- rhyme royal,
- septet,
- sestet,
- sextet,
- solo,
- solo part,
- song,
- soprano,
- soprano part,
- Spenserian stanza,
- stanza,
- stave,
- strain,
- strophe,
- syllable,
- tenor,
- tercet,
- terza rima,
- tetrastich,
- thorough bass,
- treble,
- triplet,
- tristich,
- tune,
- undersong,
- verse,
- voice,
- voice part