canticum

[ kan-ti-kuh m ]

/ ˈkæn tɪ kəm /

part of an ancient Roman drama chanted or sung and accompanied by music.

Compare diverbium.

Origin of canticum

< Latin, equivalent to cant(us) song (see canto, chant) + -icum noun suffix; cf. -ic

The comparison is the more apt, as about two-thirds of the illustrative scenes referred to in the next paragraph are in canticum.

The Dramatic Values in Plautus |Wilton Wallace Blancke
Habes quod semper sitisti; decanta Canticum, quia per malitiam hominum non per tuam religionem, orbem vicisti.

A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard Baxter
Then followed Psalms 8, 62, and 66; "Canticum Moysi" in its own tone.

Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland |Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Several copies of the 'Canticum' have been found, coloured and uncoloured.

A Brief History of Wood-engraving from Its Invention |Joseph Cundall