singsong

singsong
/sing"sawng', -song'/, n.
1. verse, or a piece of verse, that is monotonously jingly in rhythm and pattern of pitch.
2. monotonous rhythmical cadence, tone, or sound.
3. Brit. an unrehearsed singing of well-known songs by an audience or other informal, untrained group; a community sing.
adj.
4. monotonous in rhythm and in pitch.
[1600-10; SING + SONG]

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