noun
Meaning 1
A small bit; a morsel or snippet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
morceau
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/ˈmɔː(ɹ)səʊ/
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/mɔː(ɹ)ˈsəʊ/
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noun
Meaning 2
a short literary or musical composition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: piece, musical composition, opus, composition, piece of music
History
Etymology
From French morceau, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordeō, mordēre (“bite, nibble, gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”). Doublet of morsel.