Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAN-TA'TA
CAN'TAR, or CAN-TA'ROCAN-TA'TION
CAN-TA'TA, n. [Italian, from cantare, to sing; L. canto.]
A poem set to music; a composition or song, intermixed with recitatives and airs, chiefly intended for a single voice.
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