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songtext

songtext noun: the written words to a song; lyrics.

Noun

songtext (plural songtexts)

  1. The written words to a song; lyrics.
    • The use of songtext, therefore, was important as a literary medium and as a means of recording oral traditions and events of historical ... Songtext may also be considered as an important factor in determining emotional effect of musical sound.1986, Ultimate reality and meaning, volumes 9-10, page 47
    • Next to this is a separate column for the songtext — which does not always give the words of the text, at the most a few catchwords, headed by the word: [...]1992, Clara Brakel-Papenhuijzen, The Bedhaya Court Dances of Central Java

Forms of songtext

pluralsongtexts
alternative formsong-text

Origin of songtext

From song + text. Compare Dutch songtekst (“lyrics”).

Questions about songtext

What does songtext mean?
Songtext means the written words to a song; lyrics.
What part of speech is songtext?
Songtext is a noun.
What is the plural of songtext?
The plural of songtext is songtexts.

Words near songtext in the dictionary

  1. songstress
  2. songstresses
  3. songtaew
  4. songtaews
  5. Songtao
  6. songtext
  7. songtexts
  8. songthaeo
  9. songthaew
  10. songthaews
  11. songuaries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: songtext (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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