n. 1 a song or chant with a Biblical text. 2 (also Canticle of Canticles) the Song of Solomon.
[ ME f. OF canticle (var. of cantique) or L canticulum dimin. of canticum f. canere sing ]
n. 1 a song or chant with a Biblical text. 2 (also Canticle of Canticles) the Song of Solomon.
[ ME f. OF canticle (var. of cantique) or L canticulum dimin. of canticum f. canere sing ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012