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song
1[ sawng, song ]
noun
- a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
Mendelssohn's “Songs without Words.”
- poetical composition; poetry.
- the art or act of singing; vocal music.
- an elaborate vocal signal produced by an animal, as the distinctive sounds produced by certain birds, frogs, etc., in a courtship or territorial display.
Song
2[ sawng ]
noun
- a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols. Also (Wade-Giles) Sung [].
- ·Բ [ahy, -, ling]. Ai-ling Soong.
- ϾԲ·Բ [ching, -, ling]. Ching-ling Soong.
- ѱ·Բ [mey, -, ling]. Mei-ling Soong.
- ܾ·ɱ [zœ, -, wuhn]. Tse-ven Soong.
Song
1/ ʊŋ /
noun
- the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Sung
song
2/ ɒŋ /
noun
- a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, esp one intended for performance by a soloist
- the whole repertory of such pieces
- ( as modifier )
a song book
- poetical composition; poetry
- the characteristic tuneful call or sound made by certain birds or insects
- the act or process of singing
they raised their voices in song
- for a songat a bargain price
- on song informal.performing at peak efficiency or ability
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- DzԲl adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of song1
Word History and Origins
Origin of song1
Idioms and Phrases
- for a song, at a very low price; as a bargain:
We bought the rug for a song when the estate was auctioned off.
More idioms and phrases containing song
In addition to the idiom beginning with song , also see for a song ; swan song .Example Sentences
The UK's Eurovision hopefuls, Remember Monday, have covered a song from Will Ferrell's cult movie about the contest, as the finals draw closer.
The song's purposefully unsuited to radio – unlike the follow-up single, Lovesick Lullaby.
“Country music is about songs and stories, and it’s about honesty,” he says.
It’s been suggested by popular rappers in interviews and songs.
The singer-songwriter said he hoped the music and lyrics he has written for the show would "do Paddington proud", adding that the musical numbers are "my favourite songs I've ever written".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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