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Canticle vs Canzonet - What's the difference?

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Canticle is a related term of canzonet.


As nouns the difference between canticle and canzonet

is that canticle is a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text while canzonet is a short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.

canticle

English

Noun

(wikipedia canticle) (en noun)
  • a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text

    • Usage notes

    * The Psalms are not considered to be canticles

    canzonet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.
  • *, Folio Society 2006, vol.1, p.213:
    • Besides what I have said of one of their warlike songs, I have another amorous canzonet , which beginneth in this sence.