Ballad

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain.
  • n. The music for such a poem.
  • n. A popular song especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A long song or poem that tells a story.
  • n. A slow romantic pop song.
  • v. To make mention of in ballads.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; ; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
  • verb-intransitive. To make or sing ballads.
  • v. To make mention of in ballads.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A song intended as an accompaniment to a dance.
  • n. The tune to which such a song is sung.
  • n. A short narrative poem, especially one adapted for singing; a poem partly epic and partly lyric.
  • n. In music, originally, a short and simple vocal melody, often adapted to more than one stanza of poetry and having a simple instrumental accompaniment.
  • To make or sing ballads.
  • To celebrate in a ballad.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a narrative poem of popular origin
  • n. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
  • Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    song    singsong    cantilena    Derry   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    invalid    pallid    salad    valid   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    poem    hymn    epic    song    romance    legend    tale    lyric    tune    sonnet