Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A German choral society or glee-club of men; a liederkranz; also, a social, informal meeting or rehearsal of such a society.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A popular name for any society or club which meets for the practice of male part songs.
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- noun music A
society orclub that meets to practisemale part songs.
Etymologies
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German Liedertafel, literally "song table".
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Examples
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Socialists, a rehearsal of some _liedertafel_, a family reunion of four generations, a beer party of gay young bloods from the gas works, a conference of the executive committee of the horse butchers 'union.
Europe After 8:15 George Jean Nathan 1920
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