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Meaning of "balladry" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BALLADRY

ˈbælədrɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALLADRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balladry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALLADRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally "dancing songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheet broadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th century onwards to produce lyrical ballads. In the later 19th century it took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and the term is now often used as synonymous with any love song, particularly the pop or rock power ballad.

Definition of balladry in the English dictionary

The definition of balladry in the dictionary is ballad poetry or songs. Other definition of balladry is the art of writing, composing, or performing ballads.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALLADRY

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALLADRY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BALLADRY

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Synonyms and antonyms of balladry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «balladry» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of balladry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of balladry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «balladry» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

民谣
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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balladry
570 millions of speakers
en

English

balladry
510 millions of speakers
hi

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balladry
380 millions of speakers
ar

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balladry
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

баллад
278 millions of speakers
pt

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balladry
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ব্যালাডজাতীয় কাব্য
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

ballades
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Balladry
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Balladen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

バラッド詩
130 millions of speakers
ko

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balladry
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Balladry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ballad
80 millions of speakers
ta

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பாலாட்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बॅलाड्री
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

öykü anlatan şiirler
70 millions of speakers
it

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ballate
65 millions of speakers
pl

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ballady
50 millions of speakers
uk

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балад
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

baladele
30 millions of speakers
el

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balladry
15 millions of speakers
af

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ballades
14 millions of speakers
sv

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balladry
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ballader
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about balladry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALLADRY»

Discover the use of balladry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to balladry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Warrior Women and Popular Balladry, 1650-1850
Dugaw demonstrates the extent to which gender and sexuality are enacted as constructs of history.
Dianne Dugaw, 1996
2
A History of English Balladry: And Other Studies
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Frank Egbert Bryant, 2011
3
The Sacrifice of Isaac in Spanish and Sephardic Balladry
The focus of this book is the treatment of the Akedah (Genesis 22:1-19) in the Romanceros of Spain, Portugal and the Judeo-Spanish communities in exile.
Alberto Barugel, 1990
4
"With His Pistol in His Hand": A Border Ballad and Its Hero
It is my belief that before 1836 a balladry of the New Mexican type existed along the Lower Rio Grande, and all evidence available supports this theory. What subsequently made the balladry of the Lower Border different was the Texas ...
Am Paredes, 1958
5
A History of English Balladry and Other Studies (1913) a ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Frank Egbert Bryant, 2010
6
Hispanic Balladry Today
First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Ruth H. Webber, 1989
7
Oral Tradition and Hispanic Literature: Essays in Honor of ...
Balladry. William. Bernard. McCarthy. The period from 1815 to 1832 produced a sharp polarization in the culture of Lowland Western Scotland in response to decline in the textiles industry, urbanization of what was previously a rural economy, ...
Samuel G. Armistead, Mishael Caspi, 1995
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A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula
It is not a coincidence that the first of the cited books begins with a chapter dedicated to situating Galician balladry in the pan-Hispanic context and in the framework of the pan-European ballad, and only later moves on to consider the use of the ...
Fernando Cabo Aseguinolaza, Anxo Abuín González, César Domínguez, 2010
9
Ozark Country
For if you do you surely will Find yourself like me, Just serving out twenty-three long years In the state penitentiary.10 The third type of folk balladry found in the Ozarks is the native American ballad. Most of these date from 1850 to the present , ...
W. K. McNeil, 1995
10
Jane Hicks Gentry: A Singer Among Singers
Chapter. 8. Balladry. The effect of good music is not caused by novelty. On the contrary, it strikes us more the more we are familiar with it. — Goethe In 1916 Cecil Sharp, an English musician and collector, came to Madison County. He was ...
Betty N. Smith

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALLADRY»

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Five albums to try this week: Ezra Furman, Four Tet and more
... of his eponymous 2013 EP, while still borrowing heavily from the lazy drawl of 70s folk-pop and piano-led singer-songwriter balladry,” ran the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Dealing with a nation's loss and looking forward to singing along in …
... the like of Robbie O'Connell and Mary Bergin and the stories of the step dancing maestro Timmy the Brit and the balladry of Mai Hernon. «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
3
Usher celebrates career, offers the unexpected during Essence …
Staying in the club mode but also turning more romantic than lustful, Usher showed off some of them during the R&B balladry of “Love in This ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
4
An explosion of power-packed collaborations
The songs range from bluesy to gospel to rocky to quiet balladry. Tracks like Various Storms & Saints may feel like they're almost lacking the ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Years & Years, Communion - album review: a slick amalgam of …
And while one redeeming factor is a limited reliance on rote balladry, there is a caveat: Sam Smith is probably ogling schmaltzy album ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
6
Chris Young and Parmalee open Fair St. Louis with polish and spark
His dips into balladry (“Neon”) created lulls Parmalee avoided, but at his best (“Aw Naw,” “Who's Gonna Take Me Home”), he displayed flashes ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
7
Healing brings new energy to Votolato's sound
Because “Television Saints” and its predecessor “True Devotion” consisted entirely of brooding balladry, it's almost disarming to hear the ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
8
The Local's top Swedish songs of the month
Raindear, aka Rebecca Bergcrantz, is ploughing a furrow all of her own with her minimalist take on electronic balladry. She, too, is bigger in the ... «The Local.se, Jul 15»
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Jake Gyllenhaal & Taran Killam Serenade Ellen Greene In 'Little …
... doo-wop and torchy Broadway balladry. The one-month run was quickly transferred by the uptown powerhouse Trilateral Commission of the ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
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Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for July 3-9
... Sandé; Ms. La Havas, however, is more versed in minimalist, piano balladry, as her breakthrough single “Lost and Found” proved in 2012. «New York Times, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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