balladry

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/ˈbælədɹi/

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounballadry (countable and uncountable, plural balladries)

plural balladries · alternative ballatry

  1. countableuncountableballads 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.

Origin

From ballad + -ry.

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Translations

Irish bailéadaíocht
  • bailéadaíochtballads considered as a group

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ballyard
Cite this entry
APA

balladry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balladry

MLA

“balladry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balladry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balladry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balladry.

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