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Meaning of "chanson de geste" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHANSON DE GESTE

Literally: song of exploits.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHANSON DE GESTE

chanson de geste  [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ də ʒɛst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHANSON DE GESTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chanson de geste is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHANSON DE GESTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chanson de geste

The chanson de geste, Old French for "song of heroic deeds", is a medieval narrative, a type of epic poem that appears at the dawn of French literature. The earliest known poems of this genre date from the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries, before the emergence of the lyric poetry of the trouvères and the earliest verse romances. They reached their apogee in the period 1150-1250. Composed in verse, these narrative poems of moderate length were originally sung, or recited, by minstrels or jongleurs. More than one hundred chansons de geste have survived in around three hundred manuscripts that date from the 12th to the 15th century.

Definition of chanson de geste in the English dictionary

The definition of chanson de geste in the dictionary is one of a genre of Old French epic poems celebrating heroic deeds, the most famous of which is the Chanson de Roland.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHANSON DE GESTE


Almagest
ˈælməˌdʒɛst
congest
kənˈdʒɛst
decongest
ˌdiːkənˈdʒɛst
digest
dɪˈdʒɛst
egest
iːˈdʒɛst
gest
dʒɛst
geste
dʒɛst
indigest
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛst
ingest
ɪnˈdʒɛst
jessed
dʒɛst
jest
dʒɛst
outjest
ˌaʊtˈdʒɛst
predigest
ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛst
redigest
ˌriːdɪˈdʒɛst
suggest
səˈdʒɛst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHANSON DE GESTE

channel-surfing
channeler
channelise
channelization
channelize
channeller
channer
chanoyo
chanoyu
chanson
chansonette
chansonnier
chant
chantable
chantage
chantarelle
chantecler
chanter
chanterelle
chanteuse

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHANSON DE GESTE

artiste
auguste
beau geste
caste
celeste
copy and paste
coste
Este
Free Territory of Trieste
Grosseteste
haste
paste
piste
taste
teste
Timor-Leste
toothpaste
Trieste
triste
waste

Synonyms and antonyms of chanson de geste in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «chanson de geste» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHANSON DE GESTE

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Translator English - Chinese

香颂德GESTE
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chanson de geste
570 millions of speakers

English

chanson de geste
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गीत डे geste
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أغاني دي جيست
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шансон де Geste
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chanson de geste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চ্যান্সন ডি গেসে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chanson de geste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chanson de geste
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chanson de geste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

武勲詩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

샹송 드 geste
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chanson de geste
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chanson de geste
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சான்சன் டி ஜெஸ்டே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चॅन्सन डी गेटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Chanson de geste
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chanson de geste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chanson de geste
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шансон де Geste
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chanson de Geste
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

chanson de geste
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

chanson de geste
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

chanson de geste
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

chanson de geste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chanson de geste

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANSON DE GESTE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANSON DE GESTE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chanson de geste» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chanson de geste» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chanson de geste

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHANSON DE GESTE»

Discover the use of chanson de geste in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chanson de geste and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A History of French Literature: From Chanson de geste to Cinema
This magnificent volume provides a complete history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day, taking us beyond traditional definitions of ‘literature' into the world of the best-seller and, beyond words, to graphic ...
David Coward, 2008
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Heroes of the French Epic: A Selection of Chansons de Geste
"The translations preserve the dynamic, musical qualities of their oral-based originals, and are intended for both general and more specialised readers. Introductions and Select Bibliographies accompany each poem."--BOOK JACKET.
Michael A. Newth, 2005
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Daurel Et Beton: Chanson de Geste Provenale
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Paul Meyer, 2009
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Culture History in the Chanson de Geste: Aymeri de Narbonne ...
Demaison, Louis: Aymeri de Narbonne, chanson de geste publi£e d'apres les manuscrits de Londres et de Paris. Paris, 1888; 2 vols. (For the Soci£t£ des anciens textes francais.) II. Art1cles upon th1s Chanson.' 1. Siculus, Lucius- Marinus ...
Wilson Drane Crabb, 1898
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Simon de Pouille: chanson de geste
Text in Old French; introd. and notes in English.
D. J. Conlon, 1987
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2012
169. è Guidot, Bernard (Romanist1940*) Chanson de geste Ferlampin-Acher, Christine: La présence des chansons de geste dans "Artus de Bretagne", entre réminiscence et réécriture. 417. è Guidot, Bernard (Romanist1940* ) Suard, ...
Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2012
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Sir Bevis of Hampton in Literary Tradition
1 The Anglo-Norman Boeve de Haumtone as a chanson de geste MARIANNE AILES The enigma that is Boeve de Haumtone is summed up in M. Dominica Legge's seminal study of Anglo-Norman literature, where she discusses the text under ...
Jennifer Fellows, Ivana Djordjević, 2008
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"De Sens Rassis":
For all practical purposes, there remain just two manuscripts of the chanson de geste, Huon de Bordeaux. The first, traditionally identified by the siglum M, is No. 936 of the Bibliotheque municipale of Tours; the second, P, is manuscript 22555  ...
Keith Busby, Logan E. Whalen, Bernard Guidot, 2005
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A Guide to Studies on the Chanson de Roland
A measure of his book's success is the manner in which its conclusions dominated the Colloquium held at Liege in 1957 on the literary technique of the chanson de geste. Pierre Le Gentil's comprehensive treatment of the poem also appeared ...
Joseph J. Duggan, 1976
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The Chanson d'Antioche: An Old French Account of the First ...
Firstly, the chanson de geste itself was perceived as having a kind of historical authenticity: Orderic Vitalis describes the clerk Gerold entertaining the household of Hugh of Avranches with stories drawn indiscriminately from hagiography, the ...
Dr Susan B Edgington, Dr Carol Sweetenham, 2013

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHANSON DE GESTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chanson de geste is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sigmund Freud en son temps et dans le nôtre
Selon l'historienne de la psychanalyse, plus qu'une science, Freud a ainsi construit une « épopée des origines – une chanson de geste, avec ... «Télérama.fr, Sep 14»
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Rentrée littéraire 2014
... de Greta Garbo, Grasset), Philippe Bordas compose une épique et flamboyante chanson de geste sur Zidane (Chant furieux, Gallimard). «L'Hebdo, Aug 14»
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Willie Nep's Comic Relief in the time of catastrophe
... which has since become a sporting anthem, inspiring the rock group Queen, to compose another athletic chanson de geste or song of deeds, ... «Philippine Star, Dec 13»
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A Black Warrior's Defeat Is Still a Symbolic Victory
According to a long chanson de geste, or verse poem, written a few centuries later, Ysore was the ruler of the Muslim-held city of Coimbra in ... «The Root, Nov 13»
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Cause of a Class Struggle
... CODE SIGNAL, the lovely CHANSON DE GESTE and SETS ON A PEDESTAL, even though I wanted it to be PUTS ON A PEDESTAL. «New York Times, Oct 13»
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Galeries, c'est la rentrée…
... et est retranscrite sous forme de BD par des illustrateurs indiens la narrant comme une chanson de geste : 'las palabras andantes (fumure)'. «Blog Le Monde, Sep 12»
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UGA names new ombudsman
Her other publications include articles on the chanson de geste, René d'Anjou, Richars li biaus, 19th and 20th century medievalism and ... «Online Athens, Oct 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chanson de geste [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chanson-de-geste>. May 2024 ».
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