Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Incantation; a magic spell.
  • noun A song; anything that is sung.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A song or verses.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A song or verses.

Etymologies

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Latin cantio, from canere ("to sing").

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