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BERCEUSE (Fr. for a " lullaby," from berceau, a cradle)

BERCEUSE (Fr. for a " See also:
LULLABY
lullaby," from berceau, a See also:
CRADLE (of uncertain etymology, possibly connected with " crate " and " creel," i.e. basket; the derivation from a Celtic word, with a sense of rocking, is scouted by the New English Dictionary)
cradle) , a See also:

CRADLE (of uncertain etymology, possibly connected with " crate " and " creel," i.e. basket; the derivation from a Celtic word, with a sense of rocking, is scouted by the New English Dictionary)

cradle-See also:

SONG

song, the See also:

German Wiegenlied, a musical See also:

composition with a quiet rocking See also:

ACCOMPANIMENT (i.e. that which " accompanies ")

accompaniment .

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