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WORK SONG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does work song mean?
• WORK SONG (noun)
The noun WORK SONG has 1 sense:
1. a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work
Familiarity information: WORK SONG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("work song" is a kind of...):
song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "work song"):
chantey; chanty; sea chantey; shanty (a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors)
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