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chan⋅son de geste
[shahn-sawn duh zhest] 
sɔ̃ də ˈʒɛst
–noun, plural chan⋅sons de geste [shahn-sawn duh zhest] .
[shahn-sawn duh zhest] . | (in medieval French literature) an epic poem written in assonant verse or rhyme about historical or legendary events or figures. |
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| chanson de geste (də zhěst') n. pl. chansons de geste Any of more than 80 Old French epic poems of the 11th to the 14th centuries celebrating the deeds of historical or legendary figures, especially the exploits of Charlemagne and his successors. [French : chanson, song + de, of + geste, heroic exploit.] |
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Chanson de geste
Chan`son" de geste"\ [F., prop., song of history.] Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history, real or legendary, and written originally in assonant verse of ten or twelve syllables. The most famous one is the Chanson de Roland. Langtoft had written in the ordinary measure of the later chansons de geste. --Saintsbury.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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