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song¹
- /sɒŋ/ UK
- /sɔŋ/ Australia, British, Southern
- /sɔŋ/ US
- /sɑŋ/ US, cot caught merger
- /sɒŋ/ Canada
- /sɒŋ/ New Zealand
- [sɔ̟ŋ] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English song, sang, from Old English sang, from Proto-West Germanic *sangu, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz (“singing, song”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (“to sing”). Cognate with Scots sang, song (“singing, song”), Saterland Frisian Song (“song”), West Frisian sang (“song”), Dutch zang (“song”), Low German sang (“song”), German Sang (“singing, song”), Swedish sång (“song”), Norwegian Bokmål sang (“song”), Norwegian Nynorsk song (“song”), Icelandic söngur (“song”), Ancient Greek ὀμφή (omphḗ, “voice, oracle”). More at sing.
noun songs
- A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing. Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday.
- Any musical composition.
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse. This subject for heroic song.
- The act or art of singing. How often the enthusiast has dwelt upon the birds bursting into song, the buds bursting into flower, all nature bursting into life!—as though a state of things in which everything around us is bursting is at all pleasant.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal. I love hearing the song of canary birds.
- The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song. He bought that car for a song.
- An object of derision; a laughing stock. And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
Song²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mandarin 宋 (Sòng).
proper noun Sung · Soong
- A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beginning of the Yuan. Up until the Song dynasty (960 to 1279 A.D.), it was the case that, like in the West, each person would get their own meal.
- A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China.
- The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned.
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A surname from Chinese.
Similar: Songjiang, Song Jiang
- A river in China; any of various minor rivers in China.
Song³
proper noun
- A river in Papua New Guinea.
Song⁴
proper noun
- A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Song⁵
Where it comes from
Derived from Khmer សុង (song).
proper noun Songs
- A surname from Khmer.
Song⁶
Where it comes from
Derived from Thai สอง (sɔ̌ɔng).
proper noun
- A district of Phrae Province, Thailand.
Song⁷
Where it comes from
Derived from Korean 송(宋) (song).
proper noun Songs
- A surname from Korean.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: call, strain, birdcall, birdsong, songwriter, aria, singing, choir, sing, chanson, singer, tune, melody, chant, chorus, ballad
Translations
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noun inexpensive deal
| Español | por poco dinero, de balde |
|---|
noun music with words
| Español | canción, rola |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 노래 norae, 가곡 gagok |
| 日本語 | 歌 uta, 歌曲 kakyoku |
| 中文 | 歌曲 gēqǔ, 歌 gē, 唱兒 /唱儿 chàngr, 歌兒 /歌儿 gēr |
| हिन्दी | गाना gānā, गीत gīt, गान gān, गाथ gāth, तराना tarānā, गाथा gāthā |
| Kiswahili | wimbo |
| Português | canção, cantiga, música |
| Français | chanson |
| Deutsch | Lied, Gesang, Song |
| Italiano | canzone |
| Ελληνικά | τραγούδι tragoúdi |
| Română | cântec, cântare |
| Русский | пе́сня pésnja, песнь pesnʹ, пе́сенка pésenka |
| Tiếng Việt | bài hát, ca, ca khúc |
| العربية | أُغْنِيَّة ʔuḡniyya, أُغْنِيَة ʔuḡniya |
| עברית | שִׁיר shir |
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title = {song},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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