"songtext" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: songtexts [plural], song-text [alternative]
Etymology: From song + text. Compare Dutch songtekst (“lyrics”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|song|text}} song + text, {{cog|nl|songtekst||lyrics}} Dutch songtekst (“lyrics”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} songtext (plural songtexts)
  1. The written words to a song; lyrics.
    Sense id: en-songtext-en-noun-5nT46Ia8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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