popular song
noun
a song that is written to have an immediate and wide appeal and is usually popular for only a short time, but that sometimes is of a sufficiently high quality to become part of the permanent repertoire of popular music and jazz.Compare standard (def. 12).
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Origin of popular song
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby popular song
popularity, popularize, popularly, popular music, popular singer, popular song, popular sovereignty, popular vote, populate, population, population control
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