CANTICLE


Meaning of CANTICLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkan-ti-kəl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin canticulum, diminutive of canticum song, from cantus, past participle of canere

Date: 13th century

: song ; specifically : one of several liturgical songs (as the Magnificat) taken from the Bible

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