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chan·son

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–noun, plural -sons

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any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < F < L cantiōn- (s. of cantiō) song; see canzone

]

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chan·son Audio Help (shäɴ-sôɴ') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. chan·sons (-sôɴ', -sôɴz')
A song, especially a French one.

[French, from Old French, from Latin cantiō, cantiōn-, from cantus, past participle of cantāre, to sing; see chant.]

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Chanson

Can*zo"ne\, n. [It., a song, fr. L. cantio, fr. canere to sing. Cf. Chanson, Chant.] (Mus.) (a) A song or air for one or more voices, of Proven[,c]al origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal. (b) An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.

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