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canticle definition

can·ti·cle (kan′ti kəl)

noun

  1. a song or chant
  2. a hymn whose words are taken from the Bible, used in certain church services

Etymology: ME < L canticulum, dim. of canticum, song < cantus: see chant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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