Song meaning

What does “song” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“song” is a noun with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a short musical composition with words.

song

noun

  1. a short musical composition with words

    “a successful musical must have at least three good songs”

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  2. a distinctive or characteristic sound

    “the song of bullets was in the air”

    “the song of the wind”

  3. the act of singing

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

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  4. the characteristic sound produced by a bird

    “a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age”

  5. a very small sum

    “he bought it for a song”

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

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University