Definitions for Song
sɔŋ, sɒŋsong

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. song, vocalnoun

   a short musical composition with words

   "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

2. songnoun

   a distinctive or characteristic sound

   "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"

3. song, strainnoun

   the act of singing

   "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

4. birdcall, call, birdsong, songnoun

   the characteristic sound produced by a bird

   "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

5. songnoun

   a very small sum

   "he bought it for a song"

6. Sung, Sung dynasty, Song, Song dynastynoun

   the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Songnoun

   A trifle; an insignificant sum of money; as, he bought it for a song.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. songnoun

   A short musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

   Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday.

2. songnoun

   The act or art of singing.

3. songnoun

   A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.

   I love hearing the song of canary birds.

4. songnoun

   Something that cost only a little; chiefly in for a song.

   He bought that car for a song.

5. Songnoun

   A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beginning of the Yuan

6. Songnoun

   A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China

7. Songnoun

   The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned

8. Etymology: From sang, from sangwaz.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SONGnoun

   Etymology: from gesungen , Saxon.

   1. Any thing modulated in the utterance.

   Noise other than the sound of dance and song. John Milton.

   He first thinks fit no sonnetter advance
   His censure farther than the song or dance. Dryden.

   2. A poem to be modulated by the voice; a ballad.

   Pardon, goddess of the night,
   Those that slew thy virgin knight;
   For the which, with songs of woe,
   Round about his tomb they go! William Shakespeare.

   In her days ev’ry man shall sing
   The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

   3. A poem; lay; strain.

   The bard that first adorn’d our native tongue,
   Tun’d to his British lyre this ancient song. Dryden.

   4. Poetry; poesy.

   This subject for heroick song pleas’d me. John Milton.

   Names memorable long,
   If there be force in virtue, or in song. Alexander Pope.

   5. Notes of birds.

   The lark, the messenger of day,
   Saluted in her song the morning grey. Dryden.

   6. An old Song. A trifle.

   I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song. More.

   A hopeful youth, newly advanced to great honour, was forced by a cobler to resign all for an old song. Addison.

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1. song

   A song is a musical composition typically consisting of lyrics (words) and melody (tune) that is intended to be performed by a singer or a group of singers. It is a form of musical expression that often conveys emotions, tells a story, or delivers a message to the listeners. Songs can vary in genre, style, and length, and are commonly accompanied by instrumental accompaniment such as guitars, drums, or keyboards.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Songnoun

   that which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc

2. Songnoun

   a lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad

3. Songnoun

   more generally, any poetical strain; a poem

4. Songnoun

   poetical composition; poetry; verse

5. Songnoun

   an object of derision; a laughingstock

6. Songnoun

   a trifle

7. Etymology: [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. sngr, Goth. saggws. See Sing.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Song

   In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs. The lyrics of songs are typically of a poetic, rhyming nature, though they may be religious verses or free prose. A song may be for a solo singer, a duet, trio, or larger ensemble involving more voices. Songs with more than one voice to a part are considered choral works. Songs can be broadly divided into many different forms, depending on the criteria used. One division is between "art songs", "pop songs", and "folk songs". Other common methods of classification are by purpose, by style, or by time of origin. A song is a piece of music for accompanied or unaccompanied voice/voices or, "the act or art of singing," but the term is generally not used for large vocal forms including opera and oratorio. However, the term is, "often found in various figurative and transferred sense." The noun "song" has the same etymological root as the verb "to sing" and the Oxford English Dictionary defines the word to mean "that which is sung" or "a musical composition suggestive of song." The OED also defines the word to mean "a poem" or "the musical phrases uttered by some birds, whales, and insects, typically forming a recognizable and repeated sequence and used chiefly for territorial defence or for attracting mates."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Song

   song, n. that which is sung: a short poem or ballad, adapted for singing, or set to music: the melody to which it is adapted: a poem, or poetry in general: the notes of birds: a mere trifle: (B.) an object of derision.—ns. Song′-bird, a bird that sings; Song′book, a collection of songs: a hymn-book; Song′craft, the art of making songs, skill in such.—adjs. Song′ful, full of song: disposed to sing; Song′less, wanting the power of song.—ns. Song′man (Shak.), a singer; Song′-sparr′ow, the hedge-sparrow; Song′ster, a singer, or one skilled in singing, esp. a bird that sings:—fem. Song′stress; Song′-thrush, the mavis or throstle.—Song of Songs, or of Solomon, Canticles; Songs of degrees (see Degree).—Old song (see Old). [A.S. sang—singan, to sing; Dut. zang, Ger. gesang, Goth. saggws, Ice. söngr.]

2. Song

   song (Spens.), pa.t. of sing.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. song

   The call of soundings by the leadsman in the channels. Songs are also used to aid the men in keeping time when pulling on a rope, where a fife is not available. They are very common in merchant ships. The whalers have an improvised song when cutting docks in the ice in Arctic seas.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. song

   Words and music combined as a form of expression.

   The song was so beautiful you could hear the amazing tones and harmony.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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1. SONG

   What does SONG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SONG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SONG

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Song is ranked #1415 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Song surname appeared 25,110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Song.
   
   95.1% or 23,892 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.9% or 497 total occurrences were White.
   1.7% or 437 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 163 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 113 total occurrences were Black.
   0% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Song' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2714

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Song' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1712

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Song' in Nouns Frequency: #686

Anagrams for Song »

1. gons

2. nogs

3. snog

How to pronounce Song?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Song in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Song in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Song in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Song in a Sentence

1. Katy Perry:

   We’ve really changed, conversationally, in the past 10 years, we’ve come a long way. Bisexuality was n’t as talked about back then, or any type of fluidity. If I had to write that song again, I probably would make an edit on it.

2. Ella Wheeler Wilcox:

   It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song, But the man worth while is the one who can smile, When everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is troubled, And it always comes with the years. And the smiles that is worth the praises of earth Is the smile that shines through tears.

3. Eugene Lee:

   When Taylor Swift drops our name in the song, our brand becomes very, very relevant, it's a 40-plus year old brand that's all of a sudden relevant with her audience... thank you to Taylor Swift for dropping Olive Garden in her song.

4. Ellen Brooks:

   This was a pop ballad song done by female singers, so as far as the song choice goes, it's really interesting, it sort of sums up Elvis, pre-fame.

5. Andy Duran -LRB- R -RRB-:

   Imagine your favorite song and then suddenly being able to kind of feel the song moving through you in the wind, that's what skating kind of feels like. It just feels really beautiful.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Song
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Song
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Song
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Song
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Song
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Song
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Song
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Song
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html