Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A brief composition written or adapted for singing.
- noun The act or art of singing.
- noun A distinctive or characteristic sound made by an animal, such as a bird or an insect.
- noun Poetry; verse.
- noun A lyric poem or ballad.
- idiom (for a song) At a low price.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English preterit of
sing . - noun Singing; vocal music in general; utterance in tones of musical quality and succession, with or without words: opposed to speech and to instrumental music.
- noun The musical cry of some birds (see
singing bird , under sing) and, by extension, of some other animals. - noun A short poem intended for singing, or set to music; a ballad or lyric.
- noun A particular melody or musical setting for such a poem, for either one or several voices (in the latter case usually called a part-song or glee).
- noun Poetry; poetical composition; verse.
- noun A more trifle; something of little or no value: as, I bought it for a song.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc.
- noun A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
- noun More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.
- noun Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- noun An object of derision; a laughingstock.
- noun A trifle; an insignificant sum of money.
- noun a trifle; nothing of value.
- noun (Zoöl.) any singing bird; one of the Oscines.
- noun (Zoöl.) a very common North American sparrow (
Melospiza fasciata , orMelospiza melodia ) noted for the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in the center. - noun (Zoöl.) a common European thrush (
Turdus musicus ), noted for its melodius song; -- called alsomavis ,throstle , andthrasher .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A musical composition with
lyrics forvoice or voices, performed bysinging . - noun by extension any musical
composition - noun The act or
art ofsinging . - noun A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- noun Something that cost only a little; chiefly in
for a song .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a distinctive or characteristic sound
- noun a very small sum
- noun the act of singing
- noun a short musical composition with words
- noun the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
- noun the characteristic sound produced by a bird
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It must be confessed, however, that the field of English slang verse and canting song, though not altogether barren, has yet small claim to the idiomatic and plastic treatment that obtains in many an _Argot - song_ and _Germania-romance; _ in truth, with a few notable exceptions, there is little in the present collection that can claim literary rank.
Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] John S. Farmer
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The melody flows or soars like the song of a bird, because it is the free expression, not of musical fantasy, as such (the unconscious play of tonal fancy), but the flow of _melody_, _song_, the soaring of spirit in some one particular direction, floating upon buoyant pinions, and in directions well conceived and sure.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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This was a tumultuous mixture of the wild carouse, the noisy song, and the drunken dance; and the meaning of the word comedy is a comus _song_.
Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Anne C. Lynch Botta 1853
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My Dear Hodgson, -- I thank you for your song, or, rather, your two songs, -- your new song on love, and your _old song_ on _religion_.
The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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because the cry here is wing to wing10 and song to song
Calls. V. Mist Forms 1920
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On his first solo album, “Journey’s End,” Matthew Fisher wrote and sang a song with the lyric, “Just don’t make me play **that song** again.”
Should Have Thought of That in 1967 - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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On his first solo album, “Journey’s End,” Matthew Fisher wrote and sang a song with the lyric, “Just don’t make me play **that song** again.”
Should Have Thought of That in 1967 - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I'm using the term "song cycle" for Scaling because I'm really grouping these songs together.
Daniel J. Kushner: Vital Vox: "A & Q" With Gelsey Bell Daniel J. Kushner 2011
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I'm using the term "song cycle" for Scaling because I'm really grouping these songs together.
Daniel J. Kushner: Vital Vox: "A & Q" With Gelsey Bell Daniel J. Kushner 2011
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The fascinating thing to me is that Phil Spector recorded the title song which is played over the Osterley Park sequence.
chained_bear commented on the word song
Song Ideas for My Next Album, by Brian Geary.
September 3, 2008