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English Dictionary: singsong by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
singsong
adj
  1. uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting; "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner of speaking"
    Synonym(s): chantlike, intoned, singsong
n
  1. a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
  2. informal group singing of popular songs
    Synonym(s): singalong, singsong
v
  1. speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
  2. move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Singsong \Sing"song`\, n.
      1. Bad singing or poetry.
  
      2. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed
            song.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Singsong \Sing"song`\, a.
      Drawling; monotonous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Singsong \Sing"song`\, v. i.
      To write poor poetry. [R.] --Tennyson.
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