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canticum

canticum noun: a canticle.

Noun

canticum (plural cantica)

  1. A canticle.
  2. A part song in an ancient play.

Forms of canticum

pluralcantica

Origin of canticum

From Latin canticum (“chant, song”).

Questions about canticum

What does canticum mean?
Canticum means a canticle.
What part of speech is canticum?
Canticum is a noun.
What is the plural of canticum?
The plural of canticum is cantica.

Words near canticum in the dictionary

  1. canticoes
  2. canticos
  3. canticoy
  4. canticoys
  5. canticular
  6. canticum
  7. cantier
  8. cantiest
  9. cantiga
  10. cantigas
  11. Cantigny

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