chanson

American

[shan-suhn, shahn-sawn] / ˈʃæn sən, ʃɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ /

noun

any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

chansons

plural

Etymology

Origin of chanson

1595–1605; < French < Latin cantiōn- (stem of cantiō ) song; see canzone

Example Sentences

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The seventh edition of Léon Gautier's "CHANSON DE ROLAND," contains a vast amount of explanatory notes, grammatical and historical, to which the reader is referred.

From La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier by Rabillon, Léonce

This circumstance was not forgotten by the American poet who kindly consented to listen to this new attempt at rendering into English the "CHANSON DE ROLAND."

From La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier by Rabillon, Léonce

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