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81can|to — «KAN toh», noun, plural tos. 1. one of the main divisions of a long poem. A canto of a poem is like a chapter of a novel. »There is only a faintly discernible ghost of grandeur in the fading villa where Byron lived while he was writing the fourth …
82can|ty — «KAN tee, KAHN », adjective. Scottish. 1. showing gladness and cheerfulness: »Then at her door the canty dame would sit, as any linnet gay (Wordsworth). 2. cheerfully brisk or active; lively. ╂[perhaps < Low German or Dutch kantig cheerful] …
83can|u|la — «KAN yuh luh», noun, plural lae « lee». = cannula. (Cf. ↑cannula) …
84can|y — «KAY nee», adjective. 1. made of cane. 2. resembling cane …
85can|zo|na — «kahn TSOH nah», noun, plural ni « nee». = canzone. (Cf. ↑canzone) …
86can|zo|ne — «kahn TSOH nay», noun, plural ni « nee». 1. a variety of Provençal or Italian lyric poetry, closely resembling the madrigal but less strict in style. 2. Music. a) a setting to music of the words of a canzone, for one or more voices. b) an… …
87can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… …
88can — can1 [ weak kən, strong kæn ] modal verb *** Can is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I can speak French. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: Come and help us, if you can. Can does not change its form, so the third… …
89can — I [[t]kən, STRONG kæn[/t]] MODAL USES ♦ (Can is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. The form cannot is used in negative statements. The usual spoken form of cannot is can t, pronounced [[t]kɑ͟ːnt, AM kæ̱nt[/t]].) 1) MODAL You… …
90can — I strong UK [kæn] / US weak UK [kən] / US modal verb *** Summary: Can is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I can speak French. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: Come and help us, if you can. Can does not change its …
