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Added 9 October 2026

chanson

/ʃɑ̃ːˈsɔ̃ː/ noun

Latin root: cantio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about chanson at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
A religious song.

Origin

From French chanson f (“song”), from Latin cantio f. Doublet of cantion and canzone.

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