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English Dictionary: song	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for song
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
song n a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" Synonym(s): song, vocal 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" the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" Synonym(s): song, strain the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" Synonym(s): birdcall, call, birdsong, song a very small sum; "he bought it for a song" the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy Synonym(s): Sung, Sung dynasty, Song, Song dynasty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Song \Song\ (?; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s[94]ngr, Goeth. sagws. See {Sing}.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc. [bd]That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of crickets.[b8] --Hawthorne. 2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad. 3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem. The bard that first adorned our native tongue Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song. --Dryden. 4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse. This subject for heroic song. --Milton. 5. An object of derision; a laughingstock. And now am I their song. yea, I am their byword. --Job xxx. 9. 6. A trifle. [bd]The soldier's pay is a song.[b8] --Silliman. {Old song}, a trifle; nothing of value. [bd]I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song.[b8] --Dr. H. More. {Song bird} (Zo[94]l.), any singing bird; one of the Oscines. {Song sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a very common North American sparrow ({Melospiza fasciata}, or {M. 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. {Song thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a common European thrush ({Turdus musicus}), noted for its melodius song; -- called also {mavis}, {throsite}, and {thrasher}. Syn: Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn; descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.