A cantus (Latin for "singing", derived from cantare) is an activity organised by Belgian, Dutch, German, French, and Baltic fraternities. A cantus mainly involves singing traditional songs and drinking beer.
can·tus
can·tus/ˈkan(t)əs/
noun
the highest voice in polyphonic choral music.
"this gives both cantus and bass above each other"
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1. cantus firmus 2. the principal melody or voice Word History First Known Use 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1.
noun · a medieval form of church singing; chant · Also calledcanto the highest part in a piece of choral music · (in 15th- or 16th-century music) a piece of ...
Noun. edit. cantus m (genitive cantūs); fourth declension · song, singing · chant, incantation · crowing, crow (sound certain birds make). Declension. edit.
1. a medieval form of church singing; chant 2. Also called: canto the highest part in a piece of choral music 3. (in 15th- or 16th-century music) a piece of ...
Latin, English. cantus [canti] (2nd) M noun. tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel ▽ noun. wheel [wheels] ▽ noun [UK: ˈwiːl̩] [US: ˈhwiːl̩].
(Lat.). 'Song', 'melody'. The term has been used more specifically to denote the highest voice-part in a polyphonic work.
The meaning of CANTUS FIRMUS is the plainsong or simple Gregorian melody originally sung in unison and prescribed as to form and use by ecclesiastical ...
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cantus. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Cantus definition: A melody, esp., the principal part of a polyphonic work.