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Word: Ballad
Speech Type: Noun
late 15th century (denoting a light, simple song): from Old French balade, from Provençal balada ‘dance, song to dance to’, from balar ‘to dance’, from late Latin ballare (see ball). The sense ‘narrative poem’ dates from the mid 18th century
ˈbaləd
a slow sentimental or romantic song
Short Definition:slow sentimental or romantic song
Examples:- he admitted that he preferred recording ballads to his trademark funk
- a slow piano ballad
a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next
Short Definition:poem or song narrating story in short stanzas
Examples:- a traditional Irish folk ballad
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