Song
/sˈɔŋ/
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Definitions
Noun
a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
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"
Noun
the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
Noun
the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
Noun
a very small sum; "he bought it for a song"
Noun
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
More General Terms
animal communication
bargain
buy
composition
dynasty
musical composition
opus
piece
piece of music
sound
steal
vocal music
More Specific Terms
anthem
aria
ballad
banquet song
barcarole
barcarolle
bell-like call
berceuse
carol
coronach
cradlesong
dirge
ditty
drinking song
folk ballad
folk song
folksong
golden oldie
lament
lay
lied
love song
love-song
lullaby
oldie
partsong
prothalamion
prothalamium
religious song
requiem
roundelay
scolion
serenade
threnody
torch song
two-note call
work song