CANTICLE


Meaning of CANTICLE in English

/ ˈkæntɪkl; NAmE / noun

a religious song with words taken from the Bible

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Latin canticulum little song, diminutive of canticum , from canere sing.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.