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| song [ sawng, song ] (plural songs) |
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1. set of words sung: a usually relatively short musical composition consisting of words set to music and the music itself
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2. art of singing: the art or practice of singing
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3. instrumental work in vocal style: an instrumental work written in the style of a composition for the voice, or, in popular music, any musical work
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4. zoology animal call: the sounds made by a bird, insect, whale, frog, or other animal to attract a mate or defend territory
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5. literature
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literary
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Same as poetry
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6. poem: a long poem, especially one that tells a story
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literary
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  the Song of Roland
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| [ Old English sang< Indo-European, "sing"] |
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| song·like adjective |
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for a song very cheaply (informal)
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