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Meaning of the word canto in English

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canto

US /ˈkæn.toʊ/

UK /ˈkæn.təʊ/

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Noun

one of the sections into which certain long poems are divided

Example:

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Dante's Divine Comedy is divided into one hundred cantos.

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The poet read from the third canto of his epic.

Synonym:

section division book part

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