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Definition of canticle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

canticle

noun

/ˈkæntɪkl/

/ˈkæntɪkl/

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a religious song with words taken from the Bible
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin canticulum ‘little song’, diminutive of canticum, from canere ‘sing’.

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