for a song

Song also Sung  (sng)

A Chinese dynasty (960-1279). Under its rule China achieved one of its highest levels of culture and prosperity.

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[Chinese (Mandarin) Sòng, named after Sòng prefecture by its founder Zhao Kuangyin, where he was conferred his title.]

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song  (sông, sng)

n.

1. Music

a. A brief composition written or adapted for singing.

b. The act or art of singing: broke into song.

2. A distinctive or characteristic sound made by an animal, such as a bird or an insect.

3.

a. Poetry; verse.

b. A lyric poem or ballad.

Idiom:

for a song Informal

At a low price: bought the antique tray for a song.

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[Middle English, from Old English sang; see seng^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

for a song - for a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song" at a low price, for a bargain price