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part-song

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as in folk song

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Scotland changed its anthem to ‘Flower Of Scotland’ — a folk song written in the 1960s, and whose lyrics take occasional aim at its neighbour and old enemy to the south — across their sports teams in the 1990s.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The Philly duo’s tender, faintly medieval-sounding folk song has its hands clasped and its heart on its sleeve.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of folk song

Noun

The concert celebrates spring and includes a mix of opera arias, art songs and musical theatre selections that are uplifting.

— Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2026
Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025

Definition of art song

Noun

On a recent episode of Therapuss, all Jake Shane needed to say was the word Boston and the episode’s guest, singer Role Model, began to croon Lefty’s infectious chorus.

— Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Owens went to the top rope, but Punk rolled out of the target zone to a chorus of boos.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of chorus

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The right side holds all the buttons, including the volume rocker and power key, leaving the left side completely blank.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Control for when and how often the new air compression system does its thing is managed in any of three rocker switch settings.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of rocker

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Songs or chants made up by Entrants are acceptable as long as they are performed live on the recording and Entrant notes in Entrant's submission form that the song/chant was composed by Entrant.

— August 16, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Written on his deathbed in 1988, Feldman‘s piece reflects a final harmonic vision combining mismatched patterning of Turkish rugs and Hebraic chant.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of chant

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Major returned afterward for a solo serenade to close his fourth straight win.

— Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026
The visit opened with a photocall at a Beijing courtyard centered on a maple tree more than a 100 years old, where Thomas, Theron and Damon surprised Nolan with a birthday cake and led a serenade for the director.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of serenade

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Steady Inventory, Higher Stakes The current playoff format with its best-of-three series for the first round was created as a response to demands by worldwide streaming partner Apple TV for a larger inventory of postseason matches.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Morgan, a former developmental contract player, was originally selected by the Chicago Sky in the third round of the 2026 WNBA Draft.

— John W. Davis, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

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