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chan⋅son

  [shan-suhn; Fr. shahn-sawn]
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–noun, plural -sons  [-suhnz; Fr. -sawn] .
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   (shäɴ-sôɴ')   
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

Chan"son\, n. [F., fr. L. cantion song. See Cantion, Canzone.] A song. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Chanson
Spanish: canción,
German: das Lied,
Japanese: 歌
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