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   song

   /sɒŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung: "a pop song" Similar airstraindittymelodytunepopular songpop songnumbertrackliterary:lay
   • ▪ singing or vocal music: "the pilgrims broke into song"
   • ▪ a musical composition suggestive of a song.
   • ▪ a poem, especially one in rhymed stanzas: "The Song of Hiawatha"
   • ▪ poetry. archaic
   • 2. the musical phrases uttered by some birds, whales, and insects, typically forming a recognizable and repeated sequence and used chiefly for territorial defence or for attracting mates. Similar call(s)callingchirp(s)chirpingcheep(s)cheepingpeep(s)peepingchirrup(s)chirrupingwarble(s)warblingtrill(s)trillingtwittertwitteringwhistlingpipingbirdsong

   Word Origin Old Englishsang, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zang and German Sang, also to sing.

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