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ballad

Definitions


[ˈbaləd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slow sentimental or romantic song
(e.g: he admitted that he preferred recording ballads to his trademark funk)

- a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next
(e.g: a traditional Irish folk ballad)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (denoting a light, simple song): from Old French balade, from Provençal balada ‘dance, song to dance to’, from balar ‘to dance’, from late Latin ballare (see ball). The sense ‘narrative poem’ dates from the mid 18th century




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