ballad — A slow romantic song, typically about love or loss
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A slow romantic song, typically about love or loss
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbæləd/
Example Sentences
- My cat seems to howl along whenever I play sad ballads - I think she's a music critic!
- The ancient ballad has been passed down through generations.
- He wrote a ballad about his grandmother's cooking that made everyone cry... from laughter!
ballad
NOUN[/ˈbæləd/]
A slow romantic song, typically about love or loss
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'ballade', which came from the Occitan word 'balar' meaning 'to dance'. The word originally referred to a poem meant to be sung and danced to, later evolving to mean a narrative song or poem.
Breakdown
bal- (dance, from Occitan balar) + -ade (result/product of an action, from Old French suffix) = ballad (a song/poem to be sung)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat seems to howl along whenever I play sad ballads - I think she's a music critic!”
“The ancient ballad has been passed down through generations.”
“He wrote a ballad about his grandmother's cooking that made everyone cry... from laughter!”
“The radio station plays nothing but ballads after midnight.”
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