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Definitions for Ballad

[1] any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
[2] a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.
[3] any poem written in similar style.
[4] the music for a ballad.
[5] a sentimental or romantic popular song.
[6] a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
[7] a narrative poem in short stanzas of popular origin, originally sung to a repeated tune
[8] a slow sentimental song, esp a pop song

Words related to Ballad

chant, ditty, serenade, carol

Words nearby Ballad

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Origin of Ballad

1350–1400; Middle English balade < Middle French < Old Provençal balada dance, dancing-song, equivalent to bal(ar ) to dance (< Late Latin ballāre; see ball2) + -ada -ade1

Words that may be confused with Ballad

ballad, ballet, ballot

Other words from Ballad

bal·lad·ic [buh -lad -ik] /bəˈlæd ɪk/ , adjective
bal·lad·like , adjective

Word origin for Ballad

C15: from Old French balade , from Old Provençal balada song accompanying a dance, from balar to dance, from Late Latin ballāre ; see ball ²

Synonyms for Ballad

chant, ditty, carol, serenade