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song

/sɔŋ/noun1 syllable

Song means: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy.

Synonyms for song8

noun, as in the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

Sung, Sung dynasty, Song dynasty

noun, as in the characteristic sound produced by a bird

birdcall, call, birdsong

noun, as in a short musical composition with words

noun, as in the act of singing

What does song mean?6

noun

1

the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

2

the characteristic sound produced by a bird“a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age”

3

a short musical composition with words“a successful musical must have at least three good songs”

4

the act of singing“with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates”

5

a distinctive or characteristic sound“the song of bullets was in the air”

6

a very small sum“he bought it for a song”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with song?14

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Song in a sentence

  • We'll sing that song, omitting the last two verses.unknown
  • The children were walking along, singing a song.CK
  • With both song and dance, the performers put on an excellent show.FeuDRenais
  • As it's your birthday, we're going to sing you a song.lukaszpp
  • Sitting on the rock, she sang a sweet song as she combed her hair.Genemdaffern
  • A bird is known by its song, and a man by his words.Scotland
  • Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long.Objectivesea
  • They walked down the street, singing a song.CK

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Forms of song

as a noun

plural
songs