chan·son
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n; Fr. shahn-sawn] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [shan-suh
n; Fr. shahn-sawn] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -sons
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Audio Help [-suh
nz; Fr. -sawn] Pronunciation Key. | any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles. |
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Chanson
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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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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