cantus (noun M) : id.
* The production of melodious sound, a musical utterance or expression, either with voice or instrument; hence, song, singing, playing, music (while carmen is prop. the contents or substance of the song, etc.; cf.: qui enim cantus moderatā oratione dulcior invenire potest? Quod carmen artificiosā conclusione aptius?Cic. de Or. 2, 8, 34).
* In gen.
* Of persons.
* Esp.
* Of birds, etc.: raucisoni cantus,Lucr. 5, 1084: cantus avium et volatus,Cic. Div. 1, 42, 94; Hor. C. 3, 1, 20; App. Flor. 2, p. 349: volucrum,Quint. 10, 3, 24.—Of the nightingale, Phaedr. 3, 18, 2; Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81.—Of the cock, a crowing: (galli) favent faucibus russis cantu plausuque premunt alas, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 26, 57 (Trag. Rel. v. 251 Vahl.); Cic. Mur. 9, 22; id. Div. 2, 26, 56: sub galli cantum,at daybreak, cock-crowing,Hor. S. 1, 1, 10: vigil ales cristati cantibus oris Evocat Auroram,Ov. M. 11, 597; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 46; Quint. 11, 3, 51: fulix fundens e gutture cantus, Cic. Div, poët. 1, 8, 14: perdix testata gaudia cantu est,Ov. M. 8, 238: seros exercet noctua cantus,Verg. G. 1, 403: (cycni) cantus dedere,id. A. 1, 398.
* Prophetic or oracular song: veridicos Parcae coeperunt edere cantus,Cat. 64, 306; cf. Tib. 1, 8, 4.
* An incantation, charm, magic song, etc.: cantusque artesque magorum. Ov. M. 7, 195; 7, 201: at cantu commotae Erebi de sedibus imis Umbrae ibant,Verg. G. 4, 471: magici,Col. 10, 367: Haemoniis agitare cantibus umbras,Val. Fl. 6, 448: amores Cantibus solvere,Tib. 1, 2, 60; 1, 2, 45; 1, 2, 53: cantus e curru Lunam deducere tentat,id. 1, 8, 19; 4, 1, 63; 4, 4, 10; Ov. H. 12, 167; id. M. 4, 49.

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