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song definition

song (sôŋ)

noun

  1. the act or art of singing to break into song
  2. a piece of music sung or composed for singing
    1. Old Poet. poetry; verse
    2. a relatively short metrical composition for, or suitable for, singing, as a ballad or simple lyric
  4. a musical sound like singing the song of the lark

Etymology: ME < OE sang: for IE base see sing

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song Idioms

for a song

Informal for very little money; cheap
Song definition

Song

Bible Song of Solomon

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song Synonyms

song

n.

melody, lyric, strain, verse, tune, ballad, ditty*, number*, poem*, musical expression; see also hymn.

for a song

cheaply, at a bargain, for almost nothing; see cheap 1.

Types of songs include: lay, aria, air, carol, ballad, hymn, cant, anthem, rondo, paean, canticle, canzonet, canzone, roundelay, madrigal, cantata, opera, operetta, oratorio, refrain, chanson, chorale, minstrelsy, virelay, dirge, elegy, pastorale, canon, spiritual, berceuse, barcarolle, round, chant, folksong, yodel, scat, nursery tune, ditty, art song, evensong, drinking song, love song, plainsong, descant, motet, chorus, lyric, chanty, sonnet, psalm, marching song, battle song, aubade (French), lied, lullaby, cradlesong, serenade, vesper.


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song Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • sing: I like to sing songs that I believe in.

Adjective modifier

  • favorite: Cabin nie the Pooh What's cabin's favorite song?

Preposition: on

  • album: There is a song on the album called " Jesus ' Blood, " which is kind of a choral worship song.

Modifies a noun

  • thrush: The song thrush will be helped by the increase in scrub and hedgerow habitats.

Noun used with modifier

  • pop: A pop song akin to something like their own ' Age Of Consent ' opens the second side of songs.
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song quotes

Through all Eternity toThee A joyful Song I'll raise, For oh! Eternity's too short To utter all thy Praise.

-Addison,Joseph

All music is folk music. I ain't never heard no horse sing a song.

-Armstrong, Louis known as Satchmo

Not philosophy, after all, not humanity, just sheer joyous power of song, is the primal thing in poetry.

-Beerbohm, Sir (Henry) Max(imilian)

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