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blues

/ blues /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

Type of:

black music African-American music folk song

Kinds of:

boogie boogie-woogie

noun Sense 2

a state of depression

"he had a bad case of the blues"

Type of:

depression

Semantic Complexity

85%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

6

Times Searched

3

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Related Words

black music African-American music folk song boogie boogie-woogie depression