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cănor , ōris, m. cano,
I.tune, sound, song, melody (poet. or in post-Aug. prose; rare).
I. Lit.
A. Of living beings, Quint. 1, 10, 22: “cygni,” Lucr. 4, 182; 4, 911: res est blanda canor; “discant cantare puellae,” Ov. A. A. 3, 315: “mulcendas natus ad aures,” id. M. 5, 561.—
B. Of instruments, the tone: “Martius aeris rauci canor,” martial clang, Verg. G. 4, 71: “lyrae,” Ov. H. 16, 180.—
II. Trop.: “bella truci memorata canore,” in heroic poetry, Petr. 5, 19.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5.561
    • Vergil, Georgics, 4.71
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 4.182
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 4.911
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 10.22
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