song
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
songs
plural
songs
Britannica Dictionary definition of SONG
1
[count]
:
a short piece of music with words that are sung
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see also folk song, siren song, swan song, theme song, torch song
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He sang a love song.
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The song was playing on the radio.
2
[noncount]
:
the act of singing
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She suddenly burst/broke into song. [=began singing]
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The event was celebrated in song by a folk group.
3
[count, noncount]
:
a series of musical sounds that are produced by a bird or an animal (such as a whale)
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I could hear the song of a sparrow.
for a song
chiefly US, informal
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for a very small amount of money
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This old car can be bought/had for a song.
