chanson

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BRUSSELS -- Universal Music France will release 104 albums of French chanson, the term for the country's particular style of lyric-driven songs, for sale exclusively online.

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  1. noun A song, especially a French one.

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  • Ridiculous little things tormented him--a tune which reminded him of a French chanson, the smell of a particular tobacco which suggested the coarse stuff grown at Clairefontaine. —  SICK HEART RIVER
  • BRUSSELS -- Universal Music France will release 104 albums of French chanson, the term for the country's particular style of lyric-driven songs, for sale exclusively online. —  Variety.com
  • Enjoyed hearing about your birthday too and very much liked the chanson you played at the end of the show. —  Nik-in-Paris Podcast
  • There's nothing fancy about the paper tablecloths and rudimentary furniture at Jurassic Park, and the Russian chanson music pumping out of a seriously loud sound system might be considered distracting. —  The St. Petersburg Times
  • Her style is often described as "chanson" but in fact, it mixes classic French elements with American pop and rock music. —  esctoday.com | news
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  1. French, from Old French, from Latin cantiō, cantiōn-, from cantus, past participle of cantāre, to sing; see chant.

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  1. French, from Old French cançun, chançun, chançon = Provencal canso, chanso = Old Spanish chanzon, Spanish cancion = Portuguese canção = Italian canzone, from Latin cantio(n-), a song: see cantion and canzone.
 

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