murder ballad

noun

A subgenre of the traditional ballad form dealing with a crime or a gruesome death.

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Meanings

nounmurder ballad (plural murder ballads)

plural murder ballads

  1. entertainmentA subgenre of the traditional ballad form dealing with a crime or a gruesome death.
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APA

murder ballad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murder%20ballad

MLA

“murder ballad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murder%20ballad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “murder ballad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murder%20ballad.

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