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CHANSON DE GESTE

Dictionary entry overview: What does chanson de geste mean?

• CHANSON DE GESTE (noun)
The noun CHANSON DE GESTE has 1 sense:

1. Old French epic poems

Familiarity information: CHANSON DE GESTE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHANSON DE GESTE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Old French epic poems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("chanson de geste" is a kind of...):

epic; epic poem; epos; heroic poem (a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds)

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