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a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment a haunting ballad about lost love and loneliness Synonyms of ballad song, ditty, jingle, lay, lyric, vocalWords Related to ballad anthem, cantata, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, noel, psalm, spiritual; dirge, lament, requiem, threnody; hallelujah, paean; aria, art song, barcarole (or barcarolle), blues, chanson, chant, chantey (or chanty or shanty), chorus, croon, descant (also discant), folk song, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, pop, rocker, round, roundelay, serenade, standard; drinking song, fight song; torch song; cover, medley, remix
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