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Cantion vs Canton - What's the difference?

cantion | canton |

In obsolete terms the difference between cantion and canton

is that cantion is a song or verses while canton is a song or canto.

As a verb canton is

to delineate as a separate district.

As a proper noun Canton is

the Chinese city of Guangzhou.

cantion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A song or verses.
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

    canton

    English

    (wikipedia canton)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * kanton

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A division of a political unit.
  • * Davies
    • that little canton of land called the "English pale"
  • * Bishop Burnet
    • There is another piece of Holbein's, in which, in six several cantons , the several parts of our Saviour's passion are represented.
  • # One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
  • # A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
  • # A division of Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
  • A small community or clan.
  • A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).
  • (heraldiccharge) A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
  • * Evelyn
    • The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To delineate as a separate district.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A song or canto.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Write loyal cantons of contemned love.

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