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canto fermo , cantus firmus 
  n 
1 a melody that is the basis to which other parts are added in polyphonic music 
2 the traditional plainchant as prescribed by use and regulation in the Christian Church 
  (Italian, from Medieval Latin, literally: fixed song) 

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