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 Definitions of Blues  [bluz]  

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Definition of 'Blues' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) blues
the blues, (used with a pl. v.) depressed spirits; melancholy.

2.  blues
(used with a sing. v.)

3.  blues
a song of woe and yearning marked by persistent blue notes and structured in a 12-bar chorus with three-line stanzas of which the third line typically repeats the first.

4.  blues
the genre of jazz and popular music comprising such songs.

5.  blues
any of various blue military uniforms worn by members of the U.S. armed services.

6.  blues
a blue work uniform.

Etymology:  (1800–10)

Definition of 'Blues' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) blues
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

2. (noun) blues, blue devils, megrims, vapors, vapours
a state of depression
"he had a bad case of the blues"


Definition of 'Blues' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1.  blues
get/have the blues
to feel sad



'Blues' - Nearby Entries  

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