song linen.

Brit.

/ˈsɒŋ lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈsɔŋ ˌlaɪn/,

/ˈsɑŋ ˌlaɪn/, Australian English

/ˈsɔŋ lɑen/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: song n.¹, line n.²

Etymology: < song n.¹ + line n.²Sense 2 does not appear to be modelled on an expression in an Australian Aboriginal language.

1. A lyric or line of a song, esp. in popular music.

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1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 433/2 Each note of the song line becomes an incitement to adjust the larynx to intonate it.

1858 J. Harris Land's End 42 He reads aloud the song-lines on the walls.

1916 Green Bk. Mag. July 84/2 Earl Carroll's song-line always reminds me of him: ‘If married men were as true to their country as they are to their wives, Heaven help the U.S.A.’

1940 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 18 Apr. 48/4 George ad-libbed some song lines of his own.

1972 Times 14 Nov. 5/1 A £1,200 diamond bracelet..gives the lie to the song line, ‘Diamond bracelets Woolworth's doesn't sell, baby’.

2004 Music Week (Nexis) 5 June 2 (heading) The nation's favourite song lines.

2. Australian. Also with capital initial. Usually as one word. A route through the landscape which is believed to have been travelled by Australian Aboriginal ancestors during the Dreamtime, and recorded in the songs of the Aboriginal people living along this route. Chiefly in plural. Also in extended use. Cf. dreamtime n. 2.

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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > over land

land-waya1325

wayleave1725

coal road1748

song line1966

1966 A. M. Moyle Handlist Recorded Music Austral. & Torres Strait 165 Njuṇgunj/Miḷgu songline and ceremonials, relating to the travels of Maḷu (kangaroo) and associated ancestors.

1987 B. Chatwin Songlines 282 I have a vision of the Songlines stretching across the continents and ages; that wherever men have trodden they have left a trail of song.

1997 Blueprint Mar. 54/1 Cities both define limits (they are the mundane, material environments of everyday life) and hint at potentials (they map the songlines of contemporary desires).

2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 476/1 The Aboriginal people of Australia follow songlines across their continent, literally singing their world into existence.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	song line
释义	song linen. Brit. /ˈsɒŋ lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈsɔŋ ˌlaɪn/, /ˈsɑŋ ˌlaɪn/, Australian English /ˈsɔŋ lɑen/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: song n.¹, line n.² Etymology: < song n.¹ + line n.²Sense 2 does not appear to be modelled on an expression in an Australian Aboriginal language. 1. A lyric or line of a song, esp. in popular music. ΚΠ 1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 433/2 Each note of the song line becomes an incitement to adjust the larynx to intonate it. 1858 J. Harris Land's End 42 He reads aloud the song-lines on the walls. 1916 Green Bk. Mag. July 84/2 Earl Carroll's song-line always reminds me of him: ‘If married men were as true to their country as they are to their wives, Heaven help the U.S.A.’ 1940 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 18 Apr. 48/4 George ad-libbed some song lines of his own. 1972 Times 14 Nov. 5/1 A £1,200 diamond bracelet..gives the lie to the song line, ‘Diamond bracelets Woolworth's doesn't sell, baby’. 2004 Music Week (Nexis) 5 June 2 (heading) The nation's favourite song lines. 2. Australian. Also with capital initial. Usually as one word. A route through the landscape which is believed to have been travelled by Australian Aboriginal ancestors during the Dreamtime, and recorded in the songs of the Aboriginal people living along this route. Chiefly in plural. Also in extended use. Cf. dreamtime n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > over land land-waya1325 wayleave1725 coal road1748 song line1966 1966 A. M. Moyle Handlist Recorded Music Austral. & Torres Strait 165 Njuṇgunj/Miḷgu songline and ceremonials, relating to the travels of Maḷu (kangaroo) and associated ancestors. 1987 B. Chatwin Songlines 282 I have a vision of the Songlines stretching across the continents and ages; that wherever men have trodden they have left a trail of song. 1997 Blueprint Mar. 54/1 Cities both define limits (they are the mundane, material environments of everyday life) and hint at potentials (they map the songlines of contemporary desires). 2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 476/1 The Aboriginal people of Australia follow songlines across their continent, literally singing their world into existence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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