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canticle

n.圣歌,小歌曲,颂歌

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canticle为短语/超纲词汇

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cant=to sing(唱歌) 变化型 chant,cent

canticle


/'kæntikl; `kæntɪkl/
n hymn or chant with words taken from the Bible 赞美歌(歌词取自《圣经》的短颂歌).

canticle


n[C]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin;Origin: canticulum, from canticum 'song', from canere; CHANT1]
a short religious song usually using words from the Bible