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(kän tsô′ne)

noun pl. canzoni

a lyric poem of Provençal or early Italian troubadours
a musical setting for this

Origin: It < L cantio, song < canere: see chant

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noun pl. can·zo·nes (-nēz, -nāz) or can·zo·ni (-nē)

A medieval Italian or Provençal lyric of varying stanzaic form, usually with a concluding envoy.
A polyphonic song evolving from this form of poetry and resembling the madrigal in style.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Latin cantiō, cantiōn-, song

Origin: , from cantus

Origin: , past particple of canere, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots

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