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canto fermo

canto fermo is the alternative form of cantus firmus.

Meaning of cantus firmus

Noun

cantus firmus (plural cantus firmi or canti firmi)

  1. A preexisting melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition.

Origin of canto fermo

Borrowed from the Italian.

Questions about canto fermo

What is canto fermo the alternative form of?
Canto fermo is the alternative form of cantus firmus.

Words near canto fermo in the dictionary

  1. cantlings
  2. cantly
  3. cantman
  4. cantmen
  5. canto
  6. canto fermo
  7. cantomeatal
  8. canton
  9. Canton Beach
  10. Canton Center
  11. Canton crape

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Adapted from Wiktionary: canto fermo (page history and authors); cantus firmus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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