Ballad meaning

Word: Ballad

How to pronounce: ˈbæləd

Noun

Definitions:

1. 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 as part of the folk culture.

Example sentences: "Accentual verse has continued to flourish, however, in a wide range of popular songs, hymns, ballads, and nursery rhymes."


Synonyms:

romance

song

lyric


Derivations:

balladry

ballade


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Ballad in Other Languages...

Spanish:

German: Ballade

French: Ballade

Italian: Ballata

Turkish: şarkı