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ballad

noun

/ˈbæləd/

Meaning

a narrative song or poem, often sentimental or romantic

The singer performed a moving ballad about lost love.

song, poem, ditty, lyric

prose, silence

romantic ballad, traditional ballad, sing a ballad

a place where goods are sold to customers

a channel or pipe for conveying water, electricity, or information

A failure to understand something correctly; a disagreement or confusion between people

A regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment fund or employer.

a large bird with beautiful colorful tail feathers that can spread out like a fan

the state of being unable to pay money owed; bankruptcy