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1. (n.) ballad
a simple song; air.
2. ballad
a simple narrative poem, esp. of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.
3. ballad
a slow romantic or sentimental popular song.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME balade < MF < OPr balada dance, dancing-song =bal(ar) to dance (< LL ballāre; see ball2) +-ada -ade1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ballad, lay
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
2. (noun) ballad, lay
a narrative poem of popular origin
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ballad
a popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas
2. (verb) ballad
to make or sing ballads
3. (verb) ballad
to make mention of in ballads
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. ballad
a story in verse, composed with spirit, generally of patriotic interest, and sung originally to the harp.
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Sense: a simple, often sentimental, song
Older people prefer ballads to pop music.
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 Afrikaans: ballade |
 Arabic: قَصيدَةٌ قَصَصِيَّةٌ شعبي |
 Bulgarian: балада |
 Brazilian: balada |
 Czech: balada, písnička |
 German: die Ballade |
 Danish: folkevise; ballade |
 Greek: μπαλάντα |
 Spanish: balada |
 Estonian: ballaad |
 Farsi: قطعه موسیقی بالاد |
 Finnish: balladi |
 French: romance |
 Hebrew: בָּלָדָה |
 Hindi: सादा गाना |
 Croatian: balada |
 Hungarian: ballada |
 Indonesian: balada |
 Icelandic: ballaða |
 Italian: ballata |
 Japanese: 民謡 |
 Korean: 발라드 |
 Lithuanian: baladė, sentimentali dain |
 Latvian: balāde |
 Malay: balada |
 Dutch: ballade |
 Norwegian: ballade, folkevise |
 Polish: ballada |
 Persian: قطعه موسیقی بالاد |
 Pashto: د موسيقی آله ده |
 Portuguese: balada |
 Romanian: baladă; romanţă |
 Russian: баллада |
 Slovak: populárna sentimentálna p |
 Slovenian: balada |
 Serbian: balada |
 Swedish: ballad |
 Thai: เพลงช้าที่มีใจความบรรยายถ |
 Turkish: türkü |
 Taiwanese: 民歌，抒情歌 |
 Ukrainian: балада |
 Urdu: نغمہ ، بَیلے |
 Vietnamese: bài ca balat |
 Chinese: 民谣，叙事曲 |
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