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TORCH SONG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does torch song mean? 

TORCH SONG (noun)
  The noun TORCH SONG has 1 sense:

1. a popular song concerned with disappointment in loveplay

  Familiarity information: TORCH SONG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TORCH SONG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A popular song concerned with disappointment in love

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("torch song" is a kind of...):

song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)


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