Having found a suitable human host, an ambitious Cuba Libre sang a beautiful ballad at the karaoke bar.
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Ballad
/ˈbæləd/
Synonyms for "ballad" (168 found)
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love-liltlyricmadrigalmatinminstrel songminstrelsymonodynarrative poemnational anthemnoelnursery rhymeodepalinodepastoralpastoral elegypastorelapastourellepetrarchan sonnetpindaric odepipe
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Adjective(3 words)
lyrical piecemedieval songstrophic song
Adverb(1 words)
more lyric
Noun(7 words)
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6 entriescommon ballad stanzafolk balladfour line stanzaliterary balladlove balladnostalgic ballad
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5 entriesballad stanzafolk balladliterary balladlove balladtraditional ballad
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Evidently, no one can resist reading the ballad "Chavayn" by Olyk Ipay.
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An ancient ballad on the subject, which, however, bears marks of having been tampered with, states, on the other hand, that Gradlon led his people into extravagances of every kind, and that Dahut received the key from him, the misuse of which precipitated the catastrophe.
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Dahut, the ballad continues, became a mermaid and haunted the waters which roll over the site of the city where she loved and feasted.
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