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Canticle vs Ditty - What's the difference?

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Canticle is a related term of ditty.


As nouns the difference between canticle and ditty

is that canticle is a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text while ditty is a short verse or tune.

As a verb ditty is

to sing; to warble a little tune.

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

    ditty

    English

    Noun

    (ditties)
  • A short verse or tune.
    • The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.
  • * Milton
    • Religious, martial, or civil ditties.
  • * Sandys
    • And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
  • A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
  • * Spenser
    • O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.

    Verb

  • To sing; to warble a little tune.
  • * Herbert
    • Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.

    See also

    * ditty bag * doggerel * jingle