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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lied

/(lēt)/ · IPA /liːd/
01 n. A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national.
pl. Lieder ((lē"dẽr))
  1. 1.
    A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national.(Mus.)
    “The German Lied is perhaps the most faithful reflection of the national sentiment.” — Grove.