Song also Sung (so?ong) A Chinese dynasty (960-1279). Its rule was marked by economic prosperity, technological innovation, and a flourishing of art and culture.[Mandarin Sòng, named by its founder Zhao Kuangyin after Sòng, the medieval prefecture where the title of emperor was conferred upon him and where his army was located at the time (roughly the region around modern Shangqiu in Henan province), from Middle Chinese s?w?`.]song (sông, s?ng)n.1. Music a. A brief composition written or adapted for singing.b. The act or art of singing: broke into song.2. A distinctive or characteristic sound made by an animal, such as a bird or an insect.3. a. Poetry; verse.b. A lyric poem or ballad.Idiom: for a song Informal At a low price: bought the antique tray for a song.[Middle English, from Old English sang; see sengwh- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.song (s??) n1. (Music, other) a. a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, esp one intended for performance by a soloistb. the whole repertory of such piecesc. (as modifier): a song book. 2. (Poetry) poetical composition; poetry3. (Zoology) the characteristic tuneful call or sound made by certain birds or insects4. (Music, other) the act or process of singing: they raised their voices in song. 5. (Commerce) for a song at a bargain price6. on song informal Brit performing at peak efficiency or ability[Old English sang; related to Gothic saggws, Old High German sang; see sing] ?song?like adjSong (s??) n (Biography) the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for SungCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014song (s??, s??) n. 1. a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, esp. one in rhymed stanzas. 2. poetical composition; poetry. 3. the art or act of singing; vocal music. 4. something that is sung. 5. a patterned, sometimes elaborate vocal signal produced by an animal, as the distinctive sounds of male birds, frogs, etc., during the mating season. Idioms: for a song, at a very low price: I bought the rug for a song. [before 900; Middle English song, sang, Old English, c. Old Saxon, Old High German sang, Old Norse s?ngr, Gothic saggws] song?like`, adj. Song (s??) n. Sung. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Song also Sung (so?ong) A Chinese dynasty (960-1279). Its rule was marked by economic prosperity, technological innovation, and a flourishing of art and culture.[Mandarin Sòng, named by its founder Zhao Kuangyin after Sòng, the medieval prefecture where the title of emperor was conferred upon him and where his army was located at the time (roughly the region around modern Shangqiu in Henan province), from Middle Chinese s?w?`.]song (sông, s?ng)n.1. Music a. A brief composition written or adapted for singing.b. The act or art of singing: broke into song.2. A distinctive or characteristic sound made by an animal, such as a bird or an insect.3. a. Poetry; verse.b. A lyric poem or ballad.Idiom: for a song Informal At a low price: bought the antique tray for a song.[Middle English, from Old English sang; see sengwh- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.song (s??) n1. (Music, other) a. a piece of music, usually employing a verbal text, composed for the voice, esp one intended for performance by a soloistb. the whole repertory of such piecesc. (as modifier): a song book. 2. (Poetry) poetical composition; poetry3. (Zoology) the characteristic tuneful call or sound made by certain birds or insects4. (Music, other) the act or process of singing: they raised their voices in song. 5. (Commerce) for a song at a bargain price6. on song informal Brit performing at peak efficiency or ability[Old English sang; related to Gothic saggws, Old High German sang; see sing] ?song?like adjSong (s??) n (Biography) the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for SungCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014song (s??, s??) n. 1. a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, esp. one in rhymed stanzas. 2. poetical composition; poetry. 3. the art or act of singing; vocal music. 4. something that is sung. 5. a patterned, sometimes elaborate vocal signal produced by an animal, as the distinctive sounds of male birds, frogs, etc., during the mating season. Idioms: for a song, at a very low price: I bought the rug for a song. [before 900; Middle English song, sang, Old English, c. Old Saxon, Old High German sang, Old Norse s?ngr, Gothic saggws] song?like`, adj. Song (s??) n. Sung. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.