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cantus , ūs, m. id.,
I.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).
I. In gen.
A. Of persons.
B. 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.—
II. Esp.
A. Prophetic or oracular song: “veridicos Parcae coeperunt edere cantus,Cat. 64, 306; cf. Tib. 1, 8, 4.—
B. 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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