cantus Hear it!

cantus definition

can·tus (kant′əs)

noun pl. cantus can′·tus

a melody, esp., the principal part of a polyphonic work

Etymology: L: see canto

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.