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☆ blues (blo̵̅o̅z)

plural noun

  1. Informal a depressed, unhappy feeling: used with the
  2. black folk music characterized by minor harmonies, typically slow tempo, and melancholy words: often used with the
  3. the form of jazz that evolved from this: often used with the
  4. a song or composition in this style

Etymology: short for blue devils

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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