New Song

proper noun

A leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.

OriginSpanish nueva canción →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. entertainmentA leftist Hispanic folk music movement of the 70s and 80s.

    Compared to the self-confessional singer/songwriter style which characterizes United States contemporary folk music, "New Song" has a less personal style. The songwriter uses fewer words, and doesn't sing so much of him/herself.

    1984 April 21, Maida Tilchen, “New Song, New Feminism, New Gay Awareness”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Origin

  1. Spanishnueva canción
  2. EnglishNew Song

Calque of Spanish nueva canción.

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APA

New Song. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Song

MLA

“New Song.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Song. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Song,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Song.

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