Text: 1 a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment<she sang a short song for the talent show>Synonymsballad, ditty, jingle, lay, lyric, vocalRelated Wordsanthem, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, noel, psalm, spiritual; dirge, lament, requiem, threnody; hallelujah, paean; aria, barcarole (or barcarolle), blues, cantata, chantey (or chanty), chorus, croon, descant, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, pop, rocker, round, roundelay, serenade, troll 2 a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect<the songs of Shakespeare>— see poem 3 a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect<whistle a song as accompaniment to your work>— see melody 4 a very small sum of money<bought the land for a song>— see mite 1 5 writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response<a hero honored in song and story>— see poetry 1

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