blues
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 (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: black music, African-American music, folk song, folksong, folk ballad • Hyponyms: boogie, boogie-woogie • Part Meronyms: blue note 2. a state of depression - he had a bad case of the blues • Syn: blue devils, megrims, vapors, vapours • Hypernyms: depression
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