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song BrE / sɒŋ /  NAmE / sɔːŋ / Native audio playback is not supported. song(noun)BrE / sɒŋ /  NAmE / sɔːŋ / a short piece of music with words that you singsee also swansonghttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/swansonga folk/love/pop, etc. songWe sang a song together.She taught us the words of a French song.songs in general; music for singingsee also plainsonghttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/plainsongThe story is told through song and dance.Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing).Their voices were raised in song.the musical sounds that birds makethe song of the blackbirdvery cheaply; at a low priceShe bought the painting for a song.The property is going for a song because they need to sell it fast.working or performing wellThe whole team was on song.to show that you are in agreement with each other by saying the same things in publicif you make a song and dance about something, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessaryShe gives generously to charity without making a song and dance about it.a long explanation about something, or excuse for somethingExtra ExamplesA rap song came on the radio.After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices.He had a string of hit songs in the 1970s.He heard voices raised in song.He released an album of cover songs.He strummed a couple of chords on the guitar and they all burst into song.How does the song go?I downloaded a song from the Internet.Important historical events were commemorated in song.People can become vulnerable to the siren song of extremism.She closed the concert by singing her signature song.Sing us a song, Susanna!The band were still playing slow songs.The old songs sound like Gregorian chants.They continue to sing the same old song they have been singing for years.They performed another two songs as encores.a Hungarian folk songa protest song written in the sixtiesa song about lovea song called ‘Mona Lisa’an Irish folk songemotional ballads and heartfelt torch songsthe theme song from ‘The Godfather’the title song from the Beatles’ album ‘Help!’Suddenly he burst into song.a love/pop/popular songWord OriginOld English sang, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zang and German Sang, also to sing.

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(noun) a folk/love/pop, etc. songwe sang a song together.she taught us the words of a french song.the story is told through song and dance. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=song This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	song
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / sɒŋ / NAmE / sɔːŋ /
Example	a folk/love/pop, etc. song we sang a song together. she taught us the words of a french song. the story is told through song and dance.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=song
Content	song (noun)BrE / sɒŋ / NAmE / sɔːŋ / a short piece of music with words that you sing see also swansong https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/swansong a folk/love/pop, etc. song We sang a song together. She taught us the words of a French song. songs in general; music for singing see also plainsong https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/plainsong The story is told through song and dance. Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing). Their voices were raised in song. the musical sounds that birds make the song of the blackbird very cheaply; at a low price She bought the painting for a song. The property is going for a song because they need to sell it fast. working or performing well The whole team was on song. to show that you are in agreement with each other by saying the same things in public if you make a song and dance about something, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessary She gives generously to charity without making a song and dance about it. a long explanation about something, or excuse for something Extra Examples A rap song came on the radio. After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices. He had a string of hit songs in the 1970s. He heard voices raised in song. He released an album of cover songs. He strummed a couple of chords on the guitar and they all burst into song. How does the song go? I downloaded a song from the Internet. Important historical events were commemorated in song. People can become vulnerable to the siren song of extremism. She closed the concert by singing her signature song. Sing us a song, Susanna! The band were still playing slow songs. The old songs sound like Gregorian chants. They continue to sing the same old song they have been singing for years. They performed another two songs as encores. a Hungarian folk song a protest song written in the sixties a song about love a song called ‘Mona Lisa’ an Irish folk song emotional ballads and heartfelt torch songs the theme song from ‘The Godfather’ the title song from the Beatles’ album ‘Help!’ Suddenly he burst into song. a love/pop/popular song Word Origin Old English sang, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zang and German Sang, also to sing.
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Song Singing Words Sing Burst Noun Bre Sɒŋ

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