song
pronunciation
How to pronounce song in British English:
UK [sɒŋ]
How to pronounce song in American English:
US [sɔːŋ]
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- Noun:
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- a very small sum
Word Origin
- song
- song: [OE] Song comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sanggwaz, a derivative of the same base that produced sing. Its Germanic relatives include German and Danish sang, Dutch zang, and Swedish sång.=> sing
- song (n.)
- Old English sang "voice, song, art of singing; metrical composition adapted for singing, psalm, poem," from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (cognates: Old Norse söngr, Norwegian song, Swedish sång, Old Saxon, Danish, Old Frisian, Old High German, German sang, Middle Dutch sanc, Dutch zang, Gothic saggws), from PIE *songwh-o- "singing, song," from *sengwh- "to sing, make an incantation" (see sing (v.)). Phrase for a song "for a trifle, for little or nothing" is from "All's Well" III.ii.9 (the identical image, por du son, is in Old French. With a song in (one's) heart "feeling joy" is first attested 1930 in Lorenz Hart's lyric. Song and dance as a form of vaudeville act is attested from 1872; figurative sense of "rigmarole" is from 1895.
Synonym
song glee paean aria descant carol oldie ditty anthem melody tune folk serenade madrigal trio track hymn chorus ballad strain solo cut duet canzonet number golden chant lullaby theme bit round scolion canzone
Example
- 1. I sang a song to please her .
- 2. But I heard a song of exceeding sweetness .
- 3. Everyone in the song family works in commerce .
- 4. His song choice is raising some eyebrows .
- 5. The lord is my strength and my song ; he has become my salvation .