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ballade definition

bal·lade (bə läd′, ba-)

noun

  1. a verse form that has three stanzas of eight or ten lines each and an envoy of four or five lines: the last line of each stanza and of the envoy is the same
  2. a musical composition of a romantic or narrative nature, esp. for piano

Etymology: Fr: see ballad

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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