Associations to the word «Canto»

Wiktionary

CANTO, noun. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
CANTO, proper noun. (informal) Cantonese.

Dictionary definition

CANTO, noun. The highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music.
CANTO, noun. A major division of a long poem.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope