/ sɒŋ; NAmE sɔːŋ/ noun
1.
[ C ] a short piece of music with words that you sing :
a folk / love / pop, etc. song
We sang a song together.
—see also swansong
2.
[ U ] songs in general; music for singing :
The story is told through song and dance.
Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing) .
—see also plainsong
3.
[ U , C ] the musical sounds that birds make :
the song of the blackbird
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IDIOMS
- for a song
- a song and dance (about sth)
- on song
—more at sing verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English sang , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zang and German Sang , also to sing .