Meaning & use
Chanson
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A French song, especially one with a lyrical, often romantic or poetic character, typically performed by a solo singer.
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The nightclub featured a singer performing classic Edith Piaf chansons.
Musicologists trace the medieval chanson to the courts of French troubadours.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from French; in music history it also refers specifically to secular polyphonic songs of medieval and Renaissance France.
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