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canere
Latin · ancient
"to sing; a song"
the verb of singing, giving the noun cantus
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canto
Italian · medieval
"a song; a division of a long poem"
used by Dante for a principal division of a long poem
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canto
English · 1580s
"a principal division of a long poem"
borrowed via Spenser for a section of an epic poem
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