song

[ sawng, song ]
/ sɔŋ, sɒŋ /
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noun

a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
a musical piece adapted for singing or simulating a piece to be sung: Mendelssohn's “Songs without Words.”
poetical composition; poetry.
the art or act of singing; vocal music.
something that is sung.
an elaborate vocal signal produced by an animal, as the distinctive sounds produced by certain birds, frogs, etc., in a courtship or territorial display.

Idioms for song

    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 of song

before 900; Middle English song, sang, Old English; cognate with German Sang, Old Norse sǫngr, Gothic saggws

OTHER WORDS FROM song

song·like, adjective

Words nearby song

sonderclass, sonderkommando, sondheim, sondra, sone, song, song and dance, song cycle, song form, song hong, song koi

Words related to for a song

reasonable, low-cost, cheap, low-priced, modest, economical, popular, bargain, budget, buy, low, nominal, reduced, steal, thrifty, dirt-cheap, half-price

British Dictionary definitions for for a song (1 of 2)

Song
/ (sʊŋ) /

noun

the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Sung

British Dictionary definitions for for a song (2 of 2)

song
/ (sɒŋ) /

noun

  1. a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, esp one intended for performance by a soloist
  2. the whole repertory of such pieces
  3. (as modifier)a song book
poetical composition; poetry
the characteristic tuneful call or sound made by certain birds or insects
the act or process of singing they raised their voices in song
for a song at a bargain price
on song British informal performing at peak efficiency or ability

Derived forms of song

songlike, adjective

Word Origin for song

Old English sang; related to Gothic saggws, Old High German sang; see sing

Idioms and Phrases with for a song (1 of 2)

for a song

Very cheaply, for little money, especially for less than something is worth. For example, “I know a man ... sold a goodly manor for a song” (Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, 3:2). This idiom alludes to the pennies given to street singers or to the small cost of sheet music. [Late 1500s]

Idioms and Phrases with for a song (2 of 2)

song