Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new song

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables
new -song
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.

Example Sentences

  • "Compared to the self-confessional singer/songwriter style which characterizes United States contemporary folk music, "New Song" has a less personal style. The songwriter uses fewer words, and doesn't sing so much of him/herself."

Etymology

Calque of Spanish nueva canción.

Questions

What does new song mean?
A leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.
Where does new song come from?
Calque of Spanish nueva canción.

How to pronounce new song

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