song

Meaning

Noun

• A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
• Any musical composition.
• Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
• The act or art of singing.
• A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
• The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; ; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
• A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
• An object of derision; a laughing stock.

Origin

• From Middle English song, sang, from Old English sang, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-. Cognate with Scots sang, song, Saterland Frisian Song ("song"), West Frisian sang ("song"), Dutch zang ("song"), Low German sang ("song"), German Sang ("singing, song"), Swedish sång ("song"), Norwegian Bokmål sang ("song"), Norwegian Nynorsk song ("song"), Icelandic söngur ("song"), Ancient Greek ὀμφή ("voice, oracle"). More at sing.