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Cradlesong
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berceuse
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Word definitions for berceuse in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"cradle song," 1876, from French berceuse "cradle-song, woman who rocks an infant," from bercer "to rock" (Old French bercier "to rock" a child in a cradle, 12c.) + fem. agent suffix -euse .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Berceuse \Ber`ceuse"\, n. [F.] (Mus.) A vocal or instrumental composition of a soft tranquil character, having a lulling effect; a cradle song.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A lullaby.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A berceuse is "a musical composition usually in 6/8 time that resembles a lullaby". Otherwise it is typically in triple meter. Tonally most berceuses are simple, often merely alternating tonic and dominant harmonies; since the intended effect is to put ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: lullaby , cradlesong ]
Usage examples of berceuse.
I heard a Zulu war song it sounded to me so wistful and gentle as to suggest a berceuse rather than the advance of a bloodthirsty impi.
Schumann now, but a Chopin berceuse, whose romanticism he found absolutely unbearable.