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CANTUS FIRMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cantus firmus mean?
• CANTUS FIRMUS (noun)
The noun CANTUS FIRMUS has 1 sense:
1. a pre-existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition; originally drawn from plainchant, but later drawn from other sources
Familiarity information: CANTUS FIRMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pre-existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition; originally drawn from plainchant, but later drawn from other sources
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cantus firmus" is a kind of...):
chant (a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone)
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