berceuse

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I found him seated in a _berceuse_ on the veranda.

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  1. noun A lullaby.
  2. noun A soothing musical composition, usually in 6/8 time.

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  1. French, feminine of berceur, cradle rocker, from bercer, to rock, from Vulgar Latin *bertiāre.

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  1. French, a rocker, a lullaby. Cf. berceau, a cradle, from bercer, rock, lull to sleep.
 

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/beɪrˈsəz/
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