"berceuse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɛɹˈsuz/ [General-American] Forms: berceuses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French berceuse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|berceuse}} French berceuse Head templates: {{en-noun}} berceuse (plural berceuses)
  1. (music) A composition that resembles a lullaby, often in 6/8 time. Wikipedia link: berceuse Categories (topical): Music Translations (specific type of lullaby): ашәа ҭынчра (aŝʷa tənčra) (Abkhaz), berceuse [feminine] (Dutch), berceuse [feminine] (French), Bercöse [feminine] (German), Wiegenlied [neuter] (German), canción de cuna [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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