noun
song
song
noun
1
A short piece of music with words, meant to be sung.
"She hummed her favourite song on the way to work."
"The band played three new songs at the concert."
2
The musical sound a bird or other animal makes, especially to attract a mate or mark territory.
"The dawn chorus was full of birdsong."
3
A very low price, well below what something is worth (used in the phrase "for a song").
"He picked up the vintage guitar for a song at a car boot sale."
How to Use Song
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA piece of music with lyrics, or the musical calls animals make.
Common pairings
sing a song
write a song
bird song
for a song
Word Forms
songs plural, Songs plural
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Etymology
From Old English sang, going back to a very old Germanic root meaning "to sing." Related to the German word Sang and the Dutch zang.