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noun
1.
any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
2.
a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.
3.
any poem written in similar style.
4.
the music for a ballad.
5.
a sentimental or romantic popular song.
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Ballad
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- That '80s power ballad had it all wrong.
- We need love for everyone, not just for some, as the soul ballad goes.
- I'm going to hold my head high when i cast my ballad for John.
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Word Origin & History
ballad
late 15c., from Fr. ballade "dancing song" (13c.), from O.Prov. ballada "(poem for a) dance," from balar "to dance," from L.L. ballare "to dance" (see ball (2)).
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Cultural Dictionary
ballad definition
A simple narrative song, or a narrative poem suitable for singing. The ballad usually has a short stanza, such as:
There are twelve months in all the year,
As I hear many men say,
But the merriest month in all the year
Is the merry month of May.
ballad definition
A simple narrative song, or, alternatively, a narrative poem suitable for singing. (See under “Conventions of Written English.”)
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