Etymology

ballade

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Today it means: Any of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements. Full definition →

French ballade
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  1. French · borrowed fromballade
  2. English todayballade

Borrowed from French ballade. Doublet of balada and ballad.

Words from the same roots

Frenchballade all →

ballad

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