Etymology

canticle

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Today it means: A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text. Full definition →

Latin canticulum
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  1. Latin · derived fromcanticulum
  2. English todaycanticle

From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (“song”).

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