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单词 balladry
释义

balladry

[ bal-uh-dree ]
/ ˈbæl ə dri /
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noun

ballad poetry.
the composing, playing, or singing of ballads.

Origin of balladry

First recorded in 1590–1600; ballad + -ry

Words nearby balladry

balladist, balladize, ballad metre, balladmonger, ballad opera, balladry, ballad stanza, ball ammunition, Ballance, ball and chain, ball-and-claw foot
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Example sentences from the Web for balladry

  • Yet, potentially, Una Golden was as glowing as any princess of balladry.

    The Job|Sinclair Lewis
  • The one introduced him to the study of British balladry, the other led him to the classic groves of Horace.

    Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson
  • There is a looseness and lushness, a romanticism and balladry, in the work, that is not quite characteristic.

    Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld

British Dictionary definitions for balladry

balladry
/ (ˈbælədrɪ) /

noun

ballad poetry or songs
the art of writing, composing, or performing ballads
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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