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canto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  • canto noun One of the main sections into which a long poem is divided.
  • chant verb To sing or speak words in a repetitive, rhythmic way, often as a group.
  • hymn noun A song sung in praise or worship, typically in a religious setting.
  • pebble noun A small stone, especially one smoothed and rounded by water.
  • rim noun The outer edge of something round, like a cup, wheel, or basketball hoop.
  • singing noun The act of making musical sounds with the voice.

Senses

canto is used for these senses in English:

  • call A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
  • call (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
  • canto One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
  • hymn A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
  • pebble A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
  • rim An edge around something, especially when circular.
  • singing The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

call — full definition

  1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
  3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
  4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
  5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

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