ballad
Use Ballad in a sentence
əd 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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| —n | |
| 1. | a narrative song with a recurrent refrain |
| 2. | a narrative poem in short stanzas of popular origin, originally sung to a repeated tune |
| 3. | a slow sentimental song, esp a pop song |
| [C15: from Old French balade, from Old Provençal balada song accompanying a dance, from balar to dance, from Late Latin ballāre; see | |
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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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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
They are making well-turned pop that deliberately avoids the histrionic excesses of grunge or punk or power ballads.
It is as constant as a ballad, as changeable as fashion trends.
Not the catch in her throat in the middle of a ballad.
They create an identifiable sound in this shuffle-beat rendition of a pretty ballad.
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