Definitions for songsɔŋ, sɒŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
songsɔŋ, sɒŋ(n.)
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, esp. one in rhymed stanzas.
Category: Music and Dance
poetical composition; poetry.
Category: Prosody
the art or act of singing; vocal music.
Category: Music and Dance
something that is sung.
Category: Music and Dance
a patterned, sometimes elaborate vocal signal produced by an animal, as the distinctive sounds of male birds, frogs, etc., during the mating season.
Category: Animal Behavior
Idioms for song:
for a song,at a very low price:
I bought the rug for a song.
Category: Idiom
Origin of song:
bef. 900; ME song, sang, OE, c. OS, OHG sang, ON sǫngr, Go saggws
song′like`(adj.)
Songsɔŋ(n.)
Category: Biography
Ref: Sung 2
Princeton's WordNet
song, vocal(noun)
a short musical composition with words
"a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
song(noun)
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"
song, strain(noun)
the act of singing
"with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
birdcall, call, birdsong, song(noun)
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
"a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
song(noun)
a very small sum
"he bought it for a song"
Sung, Sung dynasty, Song, Song dynasty(noun)
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
song(noun)ɔŋ
a musical piece that is sung
to sing a love/folk/pop song
songɔŋ
singing as an activity
classes in song and dance
Wiktionary
song(Noun)
A short musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday.
song(Noun)
The act or art of singing.
song(Noun)
A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
I love hearing the song of canary birds.
song(Noun)
Something that cost only a little; chiefly in for a song.
He bought that car for a song.
Song(ProperNoun)
A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beginning of the Yuan
Song(ProperNoun)
A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China
Song(ProperNoun)
The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned
Origin: From sang, from sangwaz.
Webster Dictionary
Song(noun)
that which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc
Song(noun)
a lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad
Song(noun)
more generally, any poetical strain; a poem
Song(noun)
poetical composition; poetry; verse
Song(noun)
an object of derision; a laughingstock
Song(noun)
a trifle
Translations for song
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- liedAfrikaans
- أغْنِيَهArabic
- песенBulgarian
- cançãoPortuguese (BR)
- píseňCzech
- das LiedGerman
- sangDanish
- τραγούδιGreek
- canciónSpanish
- laulEstonian
- شعرFarsi
- lauluFinnish
- chansonFrench
- שִׁירHebrew
- गानाHindi
- pjesma, pjevCroatian
- dal;énekHungarian
- laguIndonesian
- söngurIcelandic
- canzoneItalian
- 歌Japanese
- 노래Korean
- dainaLithuanian
- dziesmaLatvian
- laguMalay
- liedDutch
- sang, viseNorwegian
- pieśń, piosenkaPolish
- شعرPersian
- شعرPashto
- cançãoPortuguese
- cântecRomanian
- песняRussian
- pieseňSlovak
- pesemSlovenian
- pesmaSerbian
- sång, visaSwedish
- เพลงThai
- şarkıTurkish
- 歌Chinese (Trad.)
- пісняUkrainian
- گیتUrdu
- bài hátVietnamese
- 歌Chinese (Simp.)
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