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song
[sawng, song] 
–noun
—Idiom| 1. | a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, esp. one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad. |
| 2. | a musical piece adapted for singing or simulating a piece to be sung: Mendelssohn's “Songs without Words.” |
| 3. | poetical composition; poetry. |
| 4. | the art or act of singing; vocal music. |
| 5. | something that is sung. |
| 6. | an elaborate vocal signal produced by an animal, as the distinctive sounds produced by certain birds, frogs, etc., in a courtship or territorial display. |
| 7. | for a song, at a very low price; as a bargain: We bought the rug for a song when the estate was auctioned off. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME song, sang, OE; c. G Sang, ON sǫngr, Goth saggws
bef. 900; ME song, sang, OE; c. G Sang, ON sǫngr, Goth saggws
Related forms:
songlike, adjective
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