song
[ sawng, song ]
/ sɔŋ, sɒŋ /
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, adjectiveWords nearby song
sonderclass,
sonderkommando,
sondheim,
sondra,
sone,
song,
song and dance,
song cycle,
song form,
song hong,
song koi
Definition for song (2 of 2)
Song
[ sawng ]
/ sɔŋ /
noun Pinyin.
Ai·ling
[ahy-ling] /ˈaɪˈlɪŋ/.
Soong, Ai-ling.
Qing·ling
[ching-ling] /ˈtʃɪŋˈlɪŋ/.
Soong, Ching-ling.
Mei·ling
[mey-ling] /ˈmeɪˈlɪŋ/.
Soong, Mei-ling.
Zi·wen
[zœ-wuhn] /ˈzœˈwʌn/.
Soong, Tse-ven.
Sung.
Example sentences from the Web for song
British Dictionary definitions for song (1 of 2)
song
/ (sɒŋ) /
noun
- a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, esp one intended for performance by a soloist
- the whole repertory of such pieces
- (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, adjectiveWord Origin for song
Old English
sang; related to Gothic
saggws, Old High German
sang; see
sing
British Dictionary definitions for song (2 of 2)
Idioms and Phrases with song
song