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Noun: ballad  ba-lud
  1. A narrative song with a recurrent refrain
    - lay
     
  2. A narrative poem of popular origin
    - lay

Derived forms: ballads

See also: balladeer

Type of: poem, song, verse form, vocal

Encyclopedia: Ballad

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