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has gloss	(noun) a major division of a long poem canto
has gloss	eng: The canto is a principal form of division in a long poem, especially the epic. The word comes from Italian, from the Latin canto, meaning "I sing," and has a corollary (but not a cognate) in the Sanskrit , or "chapter." Famous examples of epic poetry which employ the canto division are Valmikis The Ramayana (500 cantos ), Dantes The Divine Comedy (100 cantos ), and Ezra Pound's The Cantos (120 cantos).
lexicalization	eng: canto
subclass of	(noun) a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" section, subdivision

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Der Begriff Canto bezeichnet in der Literatur eine Grundaufteilung langer Gedichte, insbesondere von Epen. Das Wort stammt vom Lateinischen canto (dt. ich singe), von dem auch das Sanskrit-Wort abstammt, wenngleich letzteres eine andere Bedeutung hat („Kapitel“).
lexicalization	deu: Canto
Italian
has gloss	ita: Con il termine canto, sebbene si possa designare anche una composizione poetica isolata, generalmente s'intende ciascuna delle parti in cui si divide un poema o le cantiche che lo costituiscono.
lexicalization	ita: canto
Swedish
has gloss	swe: Canto (lånord i engelska) är en form av indelning i en lång dikt, speciellt en episk. Ordet kommer från italienska, från latin cantos och betyder "Jag sjunger", och har ett korollarium (men inget kognat) i sanskrit kāṇḍa, eller "kapitel." Berömda exempel på episk poesi som använder cantoindelning är Valmikis Ramayana (500 cantos), Dantes Divina Commedia (100 cantos) och Ezra Pounds The Cantos (120 cantos). Canto i poesi heter på svenska sång.
lexicalization	swe: canto

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