chanson noun. [ʃs] Pl. pronounced same. L15.
[Old & mod. French from Latin cantio(n-): see CANZONE.]
A French song.
chanson de geste [dǝ ʒɛst] [= of heroic deeds] any of a group of medieval French epic poems.

■ chansonette [ʃsɔnɛt (pl. same)]noun a short song E19.

■ chansonnier [ʃsɔnje (pl. same)]noun (a) a writer or performer of esp. satirical songs (in France); (b) a collection of (French) songs: L19.

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