"chanson" meaning in French

See chanson in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-chanson.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-chanson.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-chanson.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-chanson.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-chanson.wav Forms: chansons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French chanson f, from Old French chançon f, inherited from Latin cantiōnem f (“song, singing”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|chanson|||g=f|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French chanson f, {{inh+|fr|frm|chanson|g=f}} Inherited from Middle French chanson f, {{inh|fr|fro|chançon|g=f}} Old French chançon f, {{inh|fr|la|cantiō|cantiōnem|song, singing|g=f}} Latin cantiōnem f (“song, singing”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} chanson f (plural chansons)
  1. song Tags: feminine Derived forms: chansonner, chansonnette, chansonnier, connaître la chanson Related terms: chanson-titre, chanter, chanteur, scande

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "gcf",
      "word": "chanson"
    },
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    {
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      "lang_code": "hy",
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    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "cs",
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      "word": "šanson"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
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      "word": "chanson"
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      "lang_code": "nl",
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      "word": "chanson"
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      "word": "chanson"
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      "word": "Chanson"
    },
    {
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "chanson de geste"
        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "scande"
        }
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      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-chanson.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a0/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-chanson.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-chanson.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a0/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-chanson.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-chanson.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chansons"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔ̃"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chanson"
}

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