Song — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beginning of the Yuan.

   Usage

   • Historical

   Examples

   Up until the Song dynasty (960 to 1279 A.D.), it was the case that, like in the West, each person would get their own meal.

   More examples (2)

   A 1,000-year-old bowl from China's Song Dynasty sold at auction for $37.7 million on Tuesday, breaking the record for Chinese porcelain, auction house Sotheby's said. The small piece -- which dates from 960-1127 -- broke the previous record of $36.05 million set in 2014 for a Ming Dynasty wine cup which was sold to a Shanghai tycoon.

   The brightest supernova in your Milky Way galaxy to be visible from Earth was seen and recorded by the Chinese during the Song Dynasty on the 4th of July in A.D. 1054.

2. A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China.

   Usage

   • Historical

3. The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned.

   Usage

   • Historical

4. A surname from Chinese.

5. A river in China; any of various minor rivers in China.

Proper noun

1. A river in Papua New Guinea.

Proper noun

1. A local government area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Proper noun

1. A surname from Khmer.

Proper noun

1. A district of Phrae Province, Thailand.

Proper noun

1. A surname from Korean.

Noun

1. the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

   Synonyms

   SungSung dynastySong dynasty

   Broader terms

   dynasty