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balladry

noun
/ˈbælədɹi/

Etymology

From ballad + -ry.

  1. derived from ballare
  2. derived from ballada — “poem for a dance”
  3. borrowed from ballade
  4. suffixed as balladry — “ballad + ry”

Definitions

  1. ballads considered as a group

    ballads considered as a group; also, the sharing (transmission), making and performing of ballads, ballads as an activity, as a tradition, as a body of work, as a craft, as implying a community of singers, makers and lovers of ballads.

The neighborhood

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