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CANTO

one of the major divisions of a long poem

The meaning of the word canto is one of the major divisions of a long poem.

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addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
betrothto promise to marry
slougha place of deep mud or mire
deferput off
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right