Definition of ballad Ballad

/bæˈlʌd/ - [batlud] - bal•lad

We found 12 definitions of ballad from 6 different sources.

What does ballad mean?

Noun Plural: ballads
ballad - a narrative poem of popular origin
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		poem, verse form a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
ballad - a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
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		vocal, song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

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ballad (Noun)
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
ballad (Noun)
A slow romantic pop pop song .
ballad (Verb)
To make mention of in ballads.
ballad (Verb)
To compose or sing ballads.

ballad (n.)
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.
ballad (v. i.)
To make or sing ballads.
ballad (v. t.)
To make mention of in ballads.

ballad
Any light, simple song, esp. one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.

ballad
bal′lad, n. a simple spirited narrative poem in short stanzas of two or four lines, in which a story is told in straightforward verse, often with great elaborateness and detail in incident, but always with graphic simplicity and force—a sort of minor epic: a simple song, usually of a romantic or sentimental nature, in two or more verses, each sung to the same melody, as in the so-called Ballad Concerts: any popular song, often scurrilous.—ns. Bal′ladist, a writer or singer of ballads; Bal′lad-monger, a dealer in ballads. [Fr. ballade, from ballare, to dance, being orig. a song sung to the rhythmic movement of a dancing chorus—a dramatic poem sung or acted in the dance, of which a shadow survives in the ring-songs of our children.]

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