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ballade.

ballade (lyric poem)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.lad/
  1. ballade (lyric poem)

    feminine
  2. ballad

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French balade, from Provençal balada (“song for dancing”), from balar (“to dance”), from Late Latin ballare, borrowed from, or related to, Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō). Doublet of ballée.

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