SONG

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sang; akin to Old English singan to sing Date: before 12th century the act or art of singing, poetical composition, 3. a short musical composition of words and music, a collection of such compositions, a distinctive or characteristic sound or series of sounds (as of a bird, insect, or whale), 5. a melody for a lyric poem or ballad, a poem easily set to music, 6. a habitual or characteristic manner, a violent, abusive, or noisy reaction , a small amount , ~like adjective