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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of more than 80 Old French epic poems of the 11th to the 14th centuries celebrating the deeds of historical or legendary figures, especially the exploits of Charlemagne and his successors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history, real or legendary, and written originally in assonant verse of ten or twelve syllables. The most famous one is the
Chanson de Roland .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Old French epic poems
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : chanson, song + de, of + geste, heroic exploit.]
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