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Canticle of Canticles
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cantus firmus
can·tus fir·mus [ kàntəss fúrməss ] (plural can·tus fir·mi [ kàntəss fúr m ])


noun 
Definition:
 
main melody: a melody, often derived from chant, that forms the basis of a composition to which other melodic lines are added
[< Latin, "firm song"]
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