noun

cănor

gen. cănōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

tune; sound; song poetic

tune, sound, song, melody (poet. or in post-Aug. prose; rare).

Of living beings, Quint. 1, 10, 22: cygni, Lucr. 4, 182; 4, 911: res est blanda… •

Of living beings, Quint. 1, 10, 22: cygni, Lucr. 4, 182; 4, 911: res est blanda canor; discant cantare puellae, Ov. A. A. 3, 315: mulcendas natus ad aures, id. M. 5, 561.—

the tone •

Of instruments, the tone: Martius aeris rauci canor, martial clang, Verg. G. 4, 71: lyrae, Ov. H. 16, 180.—

figuratively •

Trop.: bella truci memorata canore, in heroic poetry, Petr. 5, 19.

Perseus ID: n6531 Key: canor