Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

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noun

Learned borrowing from Latin cantus (literally “song, chant”).

cantus firmus

cantus firmus

superius

What does cantus mean?: Synonym of superius.
Where does cantus come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin cantus (literally “song, chant”).

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