song

song: song

W2S2 [sɔŋ US so:ŋ] n

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1¦(music with words)¦

2¦(birds)¦

3 for a song

4 a song and dance (about something)

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[: Old English; Origin: sang]

1.) ¦(MUSIC WITH WORDS)¦

a)

a short piece of music with words that you sing

pop/folk/love etc song

▪ pop songs on the radio

▪ They sat round with guitars, singing folk songs .

b) [U]

songs in general

▪ The bravery of past warriors was celebrated in song.

burst/break into song

(=suddenly start singing)

▪ Some of his more drunken friends burst into song.

2.) ¦(BIRDS)¦ [U and C]

the musical sounds made by birds and some other animals such as ↑whales

▪ the song of the lark

3.) for a song

very cheaply

▪ He bought the house for a song five years ago.

4.) a song and dance (about sth) informal

a) BrE if you make a song and dance about something, you behave as if it was worse, more important, more difficult etc than it really is

▪ Suzy was there, making a song and dance about her aching feet.

b) AmE an explanation or excuse that is too long and complicated

▪ She gave us a long song and dance about why she was late.

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Synonyms:

Ballad, ditty, canticle, carol, canzonet, sonnet, lay / Descant, melody, lay / Lay, strain, poem, hymn, psalm, anthem / Poetry, poesy, verse, numbers / Trifle, small sum

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Song Ci — (Chinese: 宋慈; Pinyin: Sòng Cí; 1186 ndash; 1249) was a forensic medical expert in the Song Dynasty who wrote a groundbreaking book titled Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified ( Xi Yuan Ji Lu ). Song Ci served as a presiding judge in the Chinese … Wikipedia
Song Xu — (zh cpw|c=宋旭|p=Sòng Xù|w=Sung Hsü, b. 1525), was a Chinese landscape painter. His courtesy name was Chuyang (初炀) and pen name was Shimen (石门, “Stone Gate”). Song eventually became a Buddhist priest and adopted various religious names. He was… … Wikipedia
song — SONG, songuri, s.n. (Englezism) Cântec, melodie. – Din engl. song. Trimis de LauraGellner, 23.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 SONG s. v. cântec. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime SONG s.n. (Anglicism) Cântec, melodie; (jaz) melodie… … Dicționar Român

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