CHANSON DE GESTE

Meaning of CHANSON DE GESTE in English

/shahonn sawonn deuh zhest"/ , pl. chansons de geste /shahonn sawonn deuh zhest"/ .

(in medieval French literature) an epic poem written in assonant verse or rhyme about historical or legendary events or figures.

[ 1865-70; ]

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CHANSON DE GESTE — noun (plural chansons de geste) Etymology: French, literally, song of heroic deeds Date: 1833 any of several Old French epic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHANSON DE GESTE — Any of several Old French epic poems that form the core of the Charlemagne legends. More than 80 chansons de …
Английский словарь Британика
CHANSON DE GESTE — -d(ə)zhest noun ( plural chansons de geste “, -ōⁿzdəzh-) Etymology: French, literally, song of heroic deeds : any of several …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHANSON DE GESTE — noun ( plural chansons de geste same ) Etymology: French, literally, song of heroic deeds Date: 1833 : any of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHANSON DE GESTE — [ ˌʃɒ~sɒ~ də'ʒɛst ] ■ noun ( plural chansons de geste pronunciation same) a French historical verse romance of the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHANSON DE GESTE — [chanson de geste] n, pl chansons de geste [F, lit., song of heroic deeds] (1868): any of several Old French …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHANSON DE GESTE — (French song of deeds) any of the Old French epic poems forming the core of the Charlemagne legends. More than …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHANSON DE GESTE — Any of several Old French epic poems that form the core of the Charlemagne legends. More than 80 chansons de …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHANSON DE GESTE — () Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history, real or legendary, …
Английский словарь Webster
CHANSON DE GESTE — add. ·- any old french epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early french history, real or …
Webster English vocab
CHANSON DE GESTE — Pronunciation: -d ə - ' zhest Function: noun Inflected Form: plural chansons de geste \ same \ Etymology: F, literally, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHANSON DE GESTE — n. (pl. chansons pronunc. same) any of a group of medieval French epic poems. [F, = song of heroic deeds]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHANSON DE GESTE — n. (pl. chansons pronunc. same) any of a group of medieval French epic poems. [ F, = song of heroic …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHANSON DE GESTE — n. (pl. chansons pronunc. same) any of a group of medieval French epic poems. Etymology: F, song of heroic deeds
Oxford English vocab
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
GESTE — also gest noun Etymology: Middle English ~, from Anglo-French, from Latin gestus, from gerere Date: 14th century deportment , gesture
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHANSON — noun (plural ~s) Etymology: French, from Latin cantion-, cantio, from canere Date: 1602 song
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
CHANSON — I (French; " song ") French art song. The unaccompanied chanson for a single voice part, composed by the troubadour …
Английский словарь Британика
GESTE — I. variant of gest II. noun also gest ˈjest ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French geste, from Latin gestus, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHANSON — shäⁿsōⁿ noun ( plural chansons -ōⁿ(z)) Etymology: French, from Latin cantion-, cantio — more at canzone : a lyric intended …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GESTE — (v. i.) To tell stories or gests.
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
CHANSON — (n.) A song.
Английский словарь Webster
GESTE — ( v. i. ) To tell stories or gests.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHANSON — ( n. ) A song.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GESTE — /jest/ , n. gest.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHANSON — /shan"seuhn/ ; Fr. /shahonn sawonn"/ , n. , pl. chansons /-seuhnz/ ; Fr. /-sawonn"/ . any of several types of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GESTE — n. story, tale; deed, act; behavior; gesture
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHANSON — n. long poem that tells a story (French)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GESTE — also gest ˈjest Etymology: Middle English geste, from Anglo-French, from Latin gestus, from gerere Date: 14th century 1. archaic : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHANSON — noun ( plural chan·sons -ˈsōⁿ(z)) Etymology: French, from Latin cantion-, cantio, from canere Date: 1602 : song ; specifically : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GESTE — vi to tell stories or gests.
Webster English vocab
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
CHANSON — noun a song.
Webster English vocab
CHANSON — [ 'ʃɒ~sɒ~ ] ■ noun a French song. Origin Fr., from L. cantio(n-) 'singing', from canere 'sing'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GESTE — [geste] also gest n [MF geste, fr. L gestus, fr. gerere] (14c) 1 archaic: deportment 2. archaic: gesture
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHANSON — [chan.son] n, pl chan.sons [F, fr. L cantion-, cantio, fr. canere] (1602): song; specif: a music-hall or cabaret song
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHANSON — personnages (French song with characters) medieval French song in the form of a dialogue, often between a husband and a …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHANSON — (French: song), French art song of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The chanson before 1500 is preserved mostly in …
Britannica English vocabulary
DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHANSON — chanson BrE AmE ˈʃɒ̃ sɒ̃ ˈʃɒn-, -sɒn AmE ʃɑːn ˈsɔːn -ˈsoʊn, -ˈsɑːn; ˈʃæn t s ə n —French [ ʃɑ̃ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — prep. or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHANSON — n. chanson de geste Chanson de Roland Song Huizong Song of the Nibelungs song play Song of Roland vessel of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHANSON — n. (French; " song ") French art song. The unaccompanied chanson for a single voice part, composed by the troubadour …
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DE — Germany (Deutschland; Internet top level domain) For more possible definitions for DE , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
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DE- — прист. 1) образует слова, обычно от глагольных основ, со значением 'производить действие, обратное тому, которое обозначено производной основой' to vitalize …
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DE — De
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