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canzone definition

can·zone (kän tsô′ne)

noun pl. canzoni -·ni (-nē)

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

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

Also canzona can·zo′na′ (-nä′)

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