First Known Use: 1833
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chanson de geste
noun \-də-ˈzhest\
plural chansons de geste \same\
Definition of CHANSON DE GESTE
: any of several Old French epic poems of the 11th to the 13th centuries
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Origin of CHANSON DE GESTE
French, literally, song of heroic deeds
Rhymes with CHANSON DE GESTE
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